Hvetja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvetja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hvetja" in English.

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

hvetja Old Icelandic word can mean:

hvetja
(hvet; hvatta, hvöttum; hvattr), v.
hvetja
1) to whet, sharpen (h. sverð);
hvetja
2) to encourage (síðan hvatti hann lið sitt);
hvetja
hvat hvatti þik hingat? what urged thee to come here?.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛏᛁᛅ

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