Pottr

Old Norse Dictionary - pottr

Meaning of Old Norse word "pottr" in English.

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

pottr Old Norse word can mean:

pottr: m. [potus, Du Cange, from Lat. potare; Fr. pot], a pot. BS. i. 804; diskar í borðhúsi, fjórir tigir diska, sex katlar, níu pottar, Dipl. iii. 4; mikinn pott fullan af bjórblönduðu víni, MS. 4. 21; pottr, munnlaug, Dipl. v. 18; fjórir pottar, einn ketill, ein panna, D. N. iv. 328; pottr með höddu, 457; leir-pottr, an earthen pot: freq. in mod. usage = a cauldron or hver, q. v.

pottr: 2. a measure = two merkr, see mörk, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.: French in etymologies.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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