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heiti

/ˈheɪti/

Rhymes with -eɪti

Where it comes from

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.

noun heitis · heiti

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

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"heiti." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heiti. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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heiti. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heiti

Chicago

"heiti." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heiti.

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@misc{heiti_2026,
  title = {heiti},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heiti},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}