Stytta

Old Norse Dictionary - stytta

Meaning of Old Norse word "stytta" in English.

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

stytta Old Norse word can mean:

stytta
t, [stuttr; Engl. stunt], to make short, shorten; hafi sá stökku er stytti, who scamped it,l. 399; ok styttu svá strenginn, Fms. v. 289: freq. esp. in mod. usage, stytta sér stundir.
stytta
2. to gird up a frock, by tying a band round the waist; hann stytti upp um sik kuflinn, Grett. 91 new Ed.; s. upp kyrtil sinn, 656 C. 5; stytta sik upp, Fas. ii. 333, iii. 283; mod. simply stytta sig, esp. of women.
stytta
II. reflex. styttask, to be shortened; vegrinn styttist, dagr styttist: metaph. to get angry, Vápn. 26.
stytta
2. part. styttr, shortened, Skálda 171.

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

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Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
esp.
especially.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
n.
neuter.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
reflex.
retlexive.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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