Veita

Viking Language Dictionary - veita

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "veita"

veita
<-tti, -ttr> vb (2) to grant, give, offer; assist; veita [e-m] atgǫngu attack [sb]; veita [e-m] atlǫgu attack [sb]; veita atróðr set out rowing (toward); [e-m] veita betr [sb] has the better of it; veita tilkall make a claim

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚢᛁᛁᛏᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚢᛁᛁᛐᛆ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
f
feminine
sb
somebody
vb
verb
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