Henta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - henta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "henta" in Norwegian.

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

henta
henta, v. (að & nt) passe, være tjenlig,lat. convenire, ek mun þá heimta verðfyrir af konungi, er mér hentar athafa Flat. I, 4342; mun hann veraþarfr búi ok miklu á leið koma því,er þar hentar til Harð. 5 (1222); hentarannat en dvelja við Trist. 14 (7613);sárum mönnum hentir betr mjólk enmungát Fm. IV, 822; hirðir þá ekkium, hvat hverigum hentir Fm. IV,14712.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚿᛏᛆ
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.
v.
Verbum.

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