Gista

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gista

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gista" in Norwegian.

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

gista
gista, v. (st) besøge som Gjest, være ensGjest; ef maðr gistir mann Gul. 1131;jvf Kgs. 59 &vl; Heið. 24 (34322);gista e-s hýbýli Kgs. 5930; gistu áEyri hjá Steinþóri Eb. 43 (7914); gistuat Lundi Nj. 8 (1522); gista í húsiHeilag. I, 22134; fig. þau sömu spjóter Grikkir höfðu ætlat, at Negusarskyldi á gista, standa nú gegnumYollam Alex. 4031.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᛋᛏᛆ
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:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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