heita heit , hét, hétum, heitinn v
1.
to call give a name to; Grímni mik hétu, they called me G ; heitinn eptir e-m, called (named) after one;
2.
to call on one; h e-n á brott, to call on one to be gone, bid one go (heitit mik héðan); h á e-n, to exhort one (in battle); to invoke (h á hinn heilaga �laf) ; h á e-n til e-s, to invoke (appeal to) one for a thing (hann hét á �ór til fulltings);
3.
intrans, the pres 'heiti' (not 'heit'), to be hight, be called; �ðinn ek, nú heiti, now I am called Odin ; Olafr heiti ek, my name is 0; �lfr hét maðr, there was a man, whose name was U; b�r heitir á Bakka (at búrfelli), there is a farm called B; h (to be reckoned) frjáls maðr, hvers manns níðingr;
4.
with dat to promise (h e-m e-u); mantu, hverju þú hézt mér, do you remember what you promised me? h e-m hörðu, to threaten one; Bárði var heitit meyjunni, the maid was promised to B;
5.
refl, heitast, to vow, plight one's faith (þeir hétust reka Hákon ór landi); h e-m, to vow one's person to one (h hinum heilaga �lafi konungi); to be betrothed to one
