Dyttr

Old Norse Dictionary - dyttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dyttr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dyttr
m. a dint, a nickname, FmS. ii. 67; hnakka-d., a ‘neck-dint,’ i. e. a shot by a bolt in the nape of the neck, Orkn. 416 (in a verse); the hnakka-dyz of the MS. is = dytts, as vaz = vatns, braz = brattS.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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