steyta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse steyta, from Proto-Germanic *stautijaną.

Verb

steyta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative steytti, supine steytt)

1. used in set phrases [with accusative]

Derived terms

• steyta á skeri (“to collide against a skerry”)
• steyta görn (“to shoot one's mouth off”)
• steyta hnefann (“to make a fist”)
• steyta pipar (“to grind pepper”)