Púki

Old Norse Dictionary - púki

Meaning of Old Norse word "púki" in English.

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

púki: a, m. [akin to Engl. Puck; cp. also Dan. pokker]:—a devil, but with the notion of a wee devil, an imp, see the tale in Fb. 1. 416–418 and freq. in mod. tales:—the evil one, móti púkanum, against the devil Stj. 8, 55; allir menn heita í skírn at hafna púkanum, to forsake the devil, n. G. l. ii. 366; hann játar öllum púkans vilja, Th. 4: maura-púki ‘treasure-puck’ = a miser, Maurer’s Volks. púka-bit, n., botan. scabiosa. Germ. teufels abbiss, Hjalt.

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.: botanically.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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