heiti

H4E1I1T1I1
/ˈheɪti/

noun

A synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something; a poetic epithet.

OriginIcelandic heiti ← Old Norse heiti ← Proto-Germanic *haitaną →
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Meanings

nounheiti (plural heitis or heiti)

plural heitis

  1. A synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something; a poetic epithet.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*haitaną“to call, name, order”
  2. Old Norseheita“to be named”
  3. Old Norseheiti
  4. Icelandicheiti
  5. Englishheiti

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with heiti

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Cite this entry
APA

heiti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heiti

MLA

“heiti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heiti. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heiti,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heiti.

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