Eta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - eta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "eta" in Norwegian.

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

eta: eta, f. 1) = lat. praesepe = stallr 4 og 5 (jvf Soph. Bugge Tolkning af Rune-indskriften paa Røkstenen s. 51); lagðihann í etu, því at eigi var rúm í gesta-skála Hom. 6723 jvf 17030; Mar. 274;AR. II, 416 a18; standa öllum fótum í etudvs. have det saa godt som det er muligt, Gísl. 468; om Stjernebilledet praesepePr. 47715. 2) etur f. pl. Kræft, lat. cancer; etur í andliti gera manninumþví meira mein, sem þær lengr í liggjaMagn. 480.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛏᛆ
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.

gn.: gammelnorsk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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