Motti

Old Norse Dictionary - motti

Meaning of Old Norse word "motti" in English.

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

motti
a, m. [Ivar Aasen mott; Swed. mått; Engl. moth]:—a moth; sem mölr eða motti etr ok eyðir, Barl. 44: metaph. a sluggish person, [as in provinc. Engl. a moth, drone], Edda (gl.), Fms. vi. 170 (in a verse). mott-étinn, part. moth-eaten, D. N.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
part.
participle.
provinc.
provincial.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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