Ætni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ætni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ætni" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ætni
ætni, f. Begjærlighed efter at æde, Graa- dighed, Fraadseri; hann býðr sér fyrir-búa dýrligri fœzlor en beiði nauðsynlíkams eða tignar hans, eða hann tekrmeira í áti eða í drykk fyri girndóstillingar sínnar en stoði heilsu hans;af þeirri ætni gerisk óstilt gleði Hom.4910; Kgs. 11524.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᛏᚿᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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