heiti

See also: Heiti and hēitǐ

English

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈheɪti/

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

• kenning

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈheiːtɪ/

  Rhymes: -eiːtɪ

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

• andheiti
• samheiti
• starfsheiti
• vöruheiti

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

• “heiti” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “heiti” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Related terms

• heita

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