Stytta
Old Norse Dictionary - styttaMeaning 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, Gþl. 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.)