Heitast

Old Icelandic Dictionary - heitast

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "heitast" in English.

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

heitast
(að), v. refl. to make threats, to speak threateningly (aldrei heitaðist hann við úvini sina); ~ til e-s, to use threats to obtain a thing; ~ at gera e-t, to threaten to do a thing.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛏᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-s
einhvers.

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