Piltr

Old Norse Dictionary - piltr

Meaning of Old Norse word "piltr" in English.

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

piltr
m. a boy, prop. a boy clad in a pelt or petticoat; hann bar piltinn á handlegg sér, Fb. i. 565, Grett. 117; hann sá hvar piltrinn stóð á baki honum, 124; piltr þessi, this youth, Fs. 69; biðr Þorleifr Kol tapa piltinum, 145, Gd. 55:—in mod. usage also a man, thus the labourers on a farm (vinnu-menn, hús-karlar) are called piltar. pilt-skapr, m. ribaldry; and pilta-yrði, n. pl. coarse language, Bs. ii. 261.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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