Hluta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hluta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hluta" in English.

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

hluta Old Icelandic word can mean:

hluta
(að), v.
hluta
1) to draw (cast) lots for a thing (h. e-t or h. um e-t);
hluta
2) to select by lot (vóru menn ~ðir til skipstjórnar);
hluta
3) refl., ~ðist svá til, at, it so turned out that (= hlauzt svá til, at); ~st til e-s, to meddle with a thing (ekki hefi ek ~zt til málaferla, yðvarra); h. til með em, to assist one in a case.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᚢᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-s
einhvers.

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