æta

Icelandic

/ˈaiːta/

noun
Definitions
  • food
  • a small stream of water in the ice on a frozen river
  • (obsolete) cancer
  • (in compounds) eater, -vore

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse æta derived from Proto-Germanic *ētijǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ētijǭ

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