Thank you,
you always help me out!
Much appreciated.
I bought some CD's on learning Icelandic, and it's all tourist
stuff. Drag. I was hoping for similarities, but to no avail.\
Lee

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "llama_nom" <600cell@...> wrote:
>
> --- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Lee" <wildhare13@> wrote:
> >
> > Can you tell me the word for "bite". I am sure there must be
something
> > as "spear-bite" or "sword-bite".
>
> 'bit' is a neuter noun meaning "bite" in the sense of a "bite" (made
> by teeth) or the "sharpness" (of weapons).
>
> 'biti' and 'bitlingr' are masculine nouns meaning "bite" in the
sense
> of "a bite of food, mouthful, morsel".
>
> 'bíta' is a verb meaning "to bite" (e.g. food), or "cut, pierce,
> penetrate (skin or armour)" (of weapons).
>
> > I have looked in the Poetic Edda. Nor can I find an old norse to
> > english "dictionary"
> > I did find the translation site for the Poetic Edda and english,
thank
> > you.
> >