Stuttr

Old Norse Dictionary - stuttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stuttr" in English.

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

stuttr Old Norse word can mean:

stuttr: adj., compar. styttri, superl. stytztr; stuttara, SkS. 288; stuttr is no doubt assimilated qs. stuntr: [A. S. and Engl. stunted, stinted]:—prop. stunted, scant; stutta brynju, Gkv. 2. 19, FmS. vi. 66; S. kyrtill, vii. 63, Valla l. 208; ætla styttri skyrtu þína enn kyrtil, SkS. 287; hár styttra en eyrna-blöð, SkS. 66 new Ed.; S. toppr, id.; stutt skapt, Sturl. i. 64; þrjá tigi álna var yfir gjána þar sem stytzt var, FaS. ii. 405: of time, stuttar samvistir, BS. i. 629; fyrir stuttu, a short while ago, FaS. iii. 532; stuttr máls-háttr, BS. ii. 6; hafði hann stuttar kvaðningar, FmS. iii. 95: scant, stutt hjáip, Barl. 58; svara stutt, to answer shorily, Eg. 95, 175, Karl. 200, Stj. 578; svara stutt ok styggt, FmS. vii. 65.

stuttr: B. COMPDS: stutt-brækr (mod. stutt-buxur), f. pl. short breeks, curt hose, reaching to the knees, Sturl. ii. 221. stutt-búinn, part. clad in a short mantle, Mart. 111. stutt-feldr, m. short-cloak, a nickname, FmS. vii. 75. stutt-klæddr, part. = stuttbúinn, Sturl. ii. 281. stutt-leikar, m. pl. abruptness; þau höfðu skilit í stuttleikum um kveldit, parted abruptly, Eb. 46. stutt-leitr, adj. short-faced, Þjal. stutt-liga, adv. shortly, abruptly; mæla stuttliga til e-s, Korm. 229; skilja S., Band. 13 new Ed.; fór S. með þeim bræðrum, Sturl. ii. 98. stutt-ligr, adj. brief, abrupt, Mkv. 11. stutt-mæltr, part. short-spoken; S. ok fátalaðr, Hkr. ii. 275; hón var S. (harsh) við sveininn, FmS. ix. 242. stutt-nefja, u, f. ‘short-beak,’ prob. the little auk, Eggert Itin. 355. stutt-orðr, adj. short-worded, FmS. vi. 250.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

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

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

prop.: proper, properly.

qs.: quasi.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

v.: vide.

adv.: adverb.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Mart.: Martinus Saga. (F. III.)

Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)

Þjal.: Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)

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