Neyta
Old Icelandic Dictionary - neytaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "neyta" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
neyta Old Icelandic word can mean:
- neyta
- (-tta, -ttr), v.
- neyta
- 1) to use, make use of, with gen. (koma num þar, at vér munum þess ~);
- neyta
- 2) to consume;
- neyta
- ~ matar, to eat;
- neyta
- 3) with acc.; margs kyns vápn, má þau vel ~ á skipi, they may well be used in ships;
- neyta
- 4) with preps.,
- neyta
- ~ af e-u, to eat of it (~ af því opt);
- neyta
- ~ e-t upp, to consume, waste (þeir er alla peninga sína ~ upp í ofáti ok ofdrykkju).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚢᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- acc.
- accusative.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
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