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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heiti

/ˈheɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heiti
IPA
/ˈheɪti/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

heitis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kenning

Homonyms

haiti

Rhymes With

katie eighty haiti katy liberate weighty matey slaty platy baity

Questions

How do you pronounce heiti?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪti/.
What does heiti mean?
A synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something; a poetic epithet.
Where does heiti come from?
It is traced to Icelandic.

How to pronounce heiti

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