Biti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - biti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "biti" in Norwegian.

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

biti: biti, m. 1) Bid, hvad man afbider, tageri Munden paa en Gang, naar manspiser. Fm. VIII, 107; Flat. III, 42814. 2) Stykke, Smule, Del. Flat. I, 5720;biðja bitum dvs. betle, Grág. 13516. 3) Bjælke (jvf bjalki) a) i Hus: Gul. 75;Laxd. 74; OH. 15223; Heilag. I, 30034;Mar. 53518. b) i Fartøi, som gaartversover det og forbinder et Baandstvende opretstaaende Ender (jvf siglu-biti). SE. I, 584; Sturl. II, 5232; Fm.IX, 44. 4) Hjørnetand, Øientand; upperu svá komnir í mér bitar ok jaxlar,at ek kann vel at svara honum jöfnumorðum Flat. III, 42037 jvf Fm. VIII,325 &vl

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛁᛏᛁ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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