heiti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something; a poetic epithet.

Pronunciation

/ˈheɪti/

Word forms

heiti heitis

Etymology

From Icelandic heiti, from Old Norse heiti, from Old Norse heita (“to be named”), from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to call, name, order”). Doublet of hight.

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