Stytting

Old Norse Dictionary - stytting

Meaning of Old Norse word "stytting" in English.

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

stytting Old Norse word can mean:

stytting: f. a shortening; dægra-s.

stytting: 2. shortness, unfriendliness; skilja með styttingi, to part coldly, abruptly, Eb. 106, Fms. iii. 122, Vápn. 26; styttingar fóru í með þeim, their intercourse grew cold, Fms. ix. 329, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

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