eta et, át, átum, etinn v
1.
to eat (e kjöt, mat sinn, dagverð) ; fig, e orb sin, to eat one's own words;
2.
to consume; sorg etr hjarta, sorrow eats away the heart; refl, Gyðingar átust innan, er þeir heyrðu þetta, the Jews fretted inwardly on hearing this
