Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tuttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Similar Words

TÁ
tá-hreinn
tá-járn
tá-meyra
tá-tilja

Runic Inscription

tuttr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "tuttr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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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