heiti

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See also: Heiti and hēitǐ

English

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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 and hote.

Pronunciation

Noun

heiti (plural heitis or heiti)

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

See also

Faroese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

heiti n (genitive singular heitis, plural heiti or heitir)

  1. (kvæði) forename, Christian name
  2. (linguistics, neologism) term
  3. degree
  4. heading, title
  5. (kvæði) threat
  6. (literature) seldom periphrasis

Declension

Declension of heiti (n24)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heiti heitið heiti, heitir heitini
accusative heiti heitið heiti, heitir heitini
dative heiti heitnum, heitinum heitum heitunum
genitive heitis heitisins heita heitanna

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heiti, from heita (“to be named”).

Pronunciation

Noun

heiti n (genitive singular heitis, nominative plural heiti)

  1. a name
    Synonym: nafn
Declension
Declension of heiti (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heiti heitið heiti heitin
accusative heiti heitið heiti heitin
dative heiti heitinu heitum heitunum
genitive heitis heitisins heita heitanna
Derived terms

Verb

heiti

  1. first-person singular present indicative of heita

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

heiti

  1. indefinite dative singular of heit

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

heiti

  1. masculine singular nominative weak positive degree of heitur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse heiti.

Noun

heiti n (definite singular heitiet, indefinite plural heiti, definite plural heitia or heitiene)

  1. (Norse poetry) a heiti

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse heiti. Doublet of heite.

Noun

heiti n (definite singular heitiet, indefinite plural heiti, definite plural heitia)

  1. (Norse poetry) a heiti; alternative form of heite

References

Old Norse

Noun

heiti n (genitive heitis)

  1. name, denomination

Declension

Declension of heiti (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heiti heitit heiti heitin
accusative heiti heitit heiti heitin
dative heiti heitinu heitum heitunum
genitive heitis heitisins heita heitanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: heiti n
  • Faroese: heiti n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heite n
  • → English: heiti
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: heiti
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: heiti

Verb

heiti

  1. inflection of heita:
    1. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive
    2. first-person singular present indicative active

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “heiti”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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