Inna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - inna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "inna" in English.

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

inna Old Icelandic word can mean:

inna: (-ta, -tr), v.

inna: 1) to perform (i. Íþrótt); hafði hann þá af hendi innt alla sætt sína, he had then fulfilled all the terms of his atonement;

inna: 2) to pay, discharge (i. gjald af hendi); hvat áttu mér illt at i., what evil hast thou to repay me?

inna: 3) to relate, tell (i. sín vandræði); innti orðstafi at eldi ljósum, she read out the letters by the light of the fire;

inna: 4) i. til e-s, to allude to, mention, speak of (þá skatta, sem nú mun ek til i.); i. upp, to sum up, expound (i. upp allan málavöxt);

inna: 5) refl., innast til um e-t, to discuss; inntust þeir til um kaupakosti, they discussed the bargain; innast orð við, to exchange words.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚾᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-s: einhvers.

e-t: eitthvat.

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