Tuttan

Old Norse Dictionary - tuttan

Meaning of Old Norse word "tuttan" in English.

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

tuttan
f. [from toga], a pulling, tearing; ef hann bæði görir (viz. tekr í hár öðrum ok kippir) þá heitir þat tuttan, þá skal hann bæta fullum rétti fyrir, N. G. L. i. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
viz.
namely.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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