ÓTTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÓTTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ÓTTA

u, f. [an old Teut. word; Ulf. uhtwo = ἔννυχον, or uhtiugs = εὔκαιρος, uhteigo = εὐκαίρως, uhteigs wisan = σχολάζειν; A. S. uhte; Hel. uhta; O. H. G. uohta]:—the last part of the night just before daybreak; í nótt fyrir óttu, Fms. vi. (in a verse); en í óttu fyrir dag (in the ótta before daybreak) stóð hann upp ok klæddi sik, Edda 28; óttu ok öndverðan dag, Am. 50; í óttu, Fas. i. 148, Hkr. i. 70; þegar í óttu, iii. 417, Fms. xi. 433; hana-ótta, cock-crow, gallicinium, N. G. L. i. 9.

2 ÓTTA

COMPDS: óttusöngr, óttutíðir.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛏᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
part
participle.
S.
South, Southern.
Teut.
Teutonic.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
ζ
uncertain or wrong reading.

Works & Authors

Am.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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