Játta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - játta

Meaning 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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