Petti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Petti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 petti

n. [Fr. petit; Engl. petty], a small piece of a field; svo lítið petti, freq. in mod. conversation; the word prob. was imported with the English trade (15th or 16th century).

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛏᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.

Works & Authors

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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