heiti

See also: Heiti and hēitǐ

English

Noun

heiti (plural heitis or heiti)

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

See also

• kenning

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Faroese

Etymology

• From Old Norse heiti, from heita (“to be named”) or
• From the verb heita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaitɪ/

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

n24	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	heiti	heitið	heiti(r)	heitini
Accusative	heiti	heitið	heiti(r)	heitini
Dative	heiti	heit(i)num	heitum	heitunum
Genitive	heitis	heitisins	heita	heitanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheiːtɪ/

  Rhymes: -eiːtɪ

Noun

heiti n (genitive singular heitis, nominative plural heiti)

1. a nameTemplate:jump

Declension

declension of heiti

n-s	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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

• andheiti
• samheiti
• starfsheiti
• vöruheiti

Verb

heiti

1. first-person singular indicative present of heita