A heiti (Old Norse heiti , Modern Icelandic , pl. heiti "name, appellation, designation, term") is a synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something. For instance, Old Norse poets might use jór "steed" instead of the prosaïc hestr "horse".

A heiti (Old Norse heiti , Modern Icelandic , pl. heiti "name, appellation, designation, term") is a synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something. For instance, Old Norse poets might use jór "steed" instead of the prosaïc hestr "horse".