Pyttr

Old Norse Dictionary - pyttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "pyttr" in English.

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

pyttr: m., pl. pyttar, Fs. 157, but mod. pyttir; [Engl. pit; mid. H. G. pute; Lat. puteus]:—a ‘pit,’ pool, cesspool; í Helvítis pytt, Mar.; p. djúpr ok víðr. Bs. i. 452; í einn fúlan pytt, Fas. iii. 295; í enn saurgasta pytt, Karl. 320: saur-p., Ísl. ii. 367; flæðar-p., Fs. 158; hann hrapar í pyttinn, id.; djúpasta pytts, Stj.: a pit without water, Stj. 194.

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:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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