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, v. (tt) ophøre med, afstaa fra noget (e-u); er jarl hætti máli sínu (dvs. op-hørte at tale), þá þagði Þ. um hríðOH. 6710; er konungr hætti rœðunniOH. 2107; bað þau hætta fanginuSE. I, 16015; hættu! hættu (nl. máli)!ok mæl þat eigi! dvs. stop! ti stille! sig ikke det, Fld. II, 24019; upers. hættinú þysnum í bœnum Fm. VI, 1613;med Inf. er jarl hætti at tala OH. 687(Flat. II, 8319); jvf Nj. 130 (20125);Pr. 505 (Anal.1 17620).

Part of speech: v

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.

Inf.: Infinitv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.