Pyttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Pyttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 pyttr

m., pl. pyttar, Fs. 157, but mod. pyttir; [Engl. pit; mid. H. G. pute; Lat. puteus]:—a ‘pit,’ pool, cesspool; í Helvítis pytt, Mar.; p. djúpr ok víðr. Bs. i. 452; í einn fúlan pytt, Fas. iii. 295; í enn saurgasta pytt, Karl. 320: saur-p., Ísl. ii. 367; flæðar-p., Fs. 158; hann hrapar í pyttinn, id.; djúpasta pytts, Stj.: a pit without water, Stj. 194.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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