Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *ētǭ (food). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (to eat).

Noun edit

áta f (genitive átu)

  1. eating
  2. food, meet

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åte f or n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åte m or f or n

References edit

  • áta in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.