Eta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - eta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "eta" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

eta Old Icelandic word can mean:

eta
I)
eta
(et; át, átum; etinn), v.
eta
1) to eat (~ kjöt, mat sinn, dagverð);
eta
fig., ~ orð sín, to eat one’s own words;
eta
2) to consume;
eta
sorg etr hjarta, sorrow eats away the heart;
eta
refl., Gyðingar átust innan, er þeir heyrðu þetta, the Jews fretted inwardly on hearing this.
eta
II)
eta
f.
eta
1) crib, manger;
eta
standa öllum fótum í etu, to live at rack and manger;
eta
2) pl., etur, cancer (etur í andliti).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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