Kretta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kretta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kretta" in Norwegian.

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

kretta
kretta, v. (krett, kratt) mukke, kny, lade høre en Lyd, der vidner om Misnøie (jvf Folkespr. knetta i Udtrykket det knatt ikke i ham dvs. han gav ikke en Lydfra sig, ligesom kreppa er = kneppa);U. kratt jafnan um ok þótti hrossinganga sér mjök at meini Finb. 4420;engi þorði í móti honum mæla ok íengum skyldi kretta Grett. 15018.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚱᚽᛏᛏᛆ
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:

s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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