Vöttr

Old Norse Dictionary - vöttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöttr" (or vǫttr) in English.

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

vöttr Old Norse word can mean:

vöttr (vǫttr): m., gen. vattar, dat. vetti, pl. vettir, acc. vöttu; contr. for vantr: [Fr. gant, whence Engl. gauntlet; Dan. vatner]:—a glove; hafði maðr vöttu á höndum, Lv. 100; staf ok vöttum, Fms. iii. 176; hann dró þar á sik vöttu sína, Grett. 160 new Ed., and passim in mod. usage; the dimin. vetlingr has displaced the old word.

vöttr (vǫttr): 2. a pillow; vöttu dúns fulla, Hornklofi.

vöttr (vǫttr): II. a pr. name, Fas.

vöttr (vǫttr): 2. in local names, Vattar-nes, -tunga, -fjörðr, Landn., map of Icel.; Band-vettir, the name of horses, Gísl.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöttr may be more accurately written as vǫttr.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

contr.: contracted.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

dimin.: diminutive.

Engl.: English.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

pr.: proper, properly.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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