Hætta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hætta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hætta" in Norwegian.

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

hætta: hætta, f. Fare; má vera, at minni hættaverði, en til er hugat Sturl. II, 22319;tveir (nl. kostir) eru í hverri hættudvs. naarsomhelst der er Fare paafærde,kan et af to blive Tilfælde, er det uvist, hvorledes det vil gaa, Mag. 2729; leggjae-t í hættu (f. Ex. sik, líf sítt, fé sítt)dvs. sætte noget i Fare, udsætte noget der- for, Vatsd. 2 (413). 12 (2121). 25 (413);leggja á pá hættu dvs. indlade sig paadet Vovestykke, vove det, = hættleggja,OH. 351 (Flat. II, 3816). 12720 (Flat.II, 24113). 1456 (Flat. II, 2657); Eg. 85(2143).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᛏᛏᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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