Kot

Old Norse Dictionary - kot

Meaning of Old Norse word "kot" in English.

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

kot
n. [A. S. cote; Engl. cot], a cottage, hut, small farm; fyrir hví ertu kominn í kot þetta! Clem. 25, Barl. 194, Orkn. 78, Ó. H. 208, FmS. ix. 359; leggjask í kot, Rétt. 10. 7: allit., karl and kot, þat er mart í koti karls sem kóngs er ekki í ranni, or karl ok kerling í koti sínu, see karl; því er betra kál í koti en ketill stór af borgar floti, Eggert.

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

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Abbreviations used:

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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