Náttseta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - náttseta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "náttseta" in Norwegian.

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

náttseta: náttseta, f. Nattesæde, at man sidder oppeom Natten, þjónustumenn ok margiraf bóndum bíða langt á myrgininnfram fyrir lokhvílu Hákonar -; í þvíhvíslast þeir, at Hákon mani sofa sakirlangrar náttsetu Fm. XI, 42511; varkonungr ákafa kátr ok sat lengi viðdrykk um aftaninn; Sigurðr H. var maðrkveldsvæfr, þótti honum íllar náttsetur(&vl kveldsetur), beiddi hann konungorlofs (at) ganga sofa Fm. VII, 1269.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᛏᛏᛋᚽᛏᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

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