Tuttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tuttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tuttr

and tottr (q. v.), a nursery word, a tom-thumb, cp. túta; tuttr litli, in the lullaby song of the giantess, Fas. ii. 234; cp. totr and tutr, Edda ii. 496: the word has therefore no relation to stuttr, like telpa qs. stelpa.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
lit
literally.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
qs.
quasi.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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