Hœta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hœta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hœta" in Norwegian.

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

hœta
hœta, v. (tt) true, = hóta; gullsprotahefir hón (nl. líkneskjan) í hendi sérok dýr at Söxum ok hœtir þeim Klm.3971; margir hœta nú Garsia konungiþeir, er eigi munu þora at sjá hann,ef þar kœmi Klm. 4379; S. konungrhirðir alllítt um, þó at jarl hœti hon-um sökum eða hernaði Didr. 2259;jvf Fm. IX, 1819; hœtti honum dauða,ef hann brygði af Fm. X, 31621; marg-faldligar ógnir fœrðu þeir þá at hon-um - heitandi honum ok hœtandi(&vl hótandi) Barl. 5417; hóf upphöndina ok hœtti honum með sverð-inu DN. I, 69218; H. hœtti at ossöxinni DN. I, 94746.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᛏᛆ
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:

m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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