"heiti" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈheɪti/ Forms: heitis [plural], heiti [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|is|heiti}} Icelandic heiti, {{der|en|non|heiti}} Old Norse heiti, {{der|en|non|heita|t=to be named}} Old Norse heita (“to be named”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*haitaną|t=to call, name, order}} Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to call, name, order”), {{doublet|en|hight|hote}} Doublet of hight and hote Head templates: {{en-noun|s|heiti}} heiti (plural heitis or heiti)
  1. A synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something; a poetic epithet. Wikipedia link: heiti Related terms: kenning
    Sense id: en-heiti-en-noun-8x2jJHMs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 41 11 2 0 3 1 1 7 0 1 8 6 5 4 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 19 5 1 0 1 1 1 7 1 1 11 16 13 7 6 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 4 1 0 1 1 1 10 1 0 12 15 12 6 5 13

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