Eta
Old Icelandic Dictionary - etaMeaning 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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