Petti

Old Norse Dictionary - petti

Meaning of Old Norse word "petti" in English.

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

petti: n. [Fr. petit; Engl. petty], a small piece of a field; svo lítið petti, freq. in mod. conversation; the word prob. was imported with the English trade (15th or 16th century).

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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