Játta
Old Icelandic Dictionary - játtaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "játta" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
játta Old Icelandic word can mean:
- játta
- (að, or -tta, -ttr), v.
- játta
- 1) to say yes to, with dat. (þessu játar or játir hann);
- játta
- 2) to acknowledge, admit (erkibiskup hafði því játat, at);
- játta
- 3) to consent; mun ek þessu j. fyrir mik ok mína heimamenn, I will agree to this for myself and my household; j. e-u undan sér, j. e-u upp, to yield up;
- játta
- 4) to promise (konungr játaði þeim griðum ok sættum);
- játta
- 5) with acc. of the thing, to acknowledge (j. syndir); to grant, give (játtuðu allir þér konungdóm); with acc. of the person; fyr engan mun játum vér hann guð, by no means do we acknowledge him to be God; j. sik, to confess oneself; j. sik undir e-t, to engage oneself;
- játta
- 6) refl., játast undir e-t, játast til e-s, = játa sik undir e-t.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᛏᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- acc.
- accusative.
- e-s
- einhvers.
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