Metja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - metja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "metja" in Norwegian.

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

metja
metja, v. (matti) labe, søbe med Tungensaaledes som Hunde og Katte gjøre, naarde skulle drikke (sv. lapa, läppja Rietz420 b34; Folkespr. leppja Aasen 440 b28);þeir er sötra vatn or lófum allt eittok rakkar metja með tungu (= Vulg.qui lambuerint aquas sicut solent caneslambere) Stj. 39238 (Domm. 7, 5).

Part of speech: v

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

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