VÖTTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VÖTTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 VÖTTR

m., gen. vattar, dat. vetti, pl. vettir, acc. vöttu; contr. for vantr: [Fr. gant, whence Engl. gauntlet; Dan. vatner]:—a glove; hafði maðr vöttu á höndum, Lv. 100; staf ok vöttum, Fms. iii. 176; hann dró þar á sik vöttu sína, Grett. 160 new Ed., and passim in mod. usage; the dimin. vetlingr has displaced the old word.

2 VÖTTR

2. a pillow; vöttu dúns fulla, Hornklofi.

3 VÖTTR

II. a pr. name, Fas.

4 VÖTTR

2. in local names, Vattar-nes, -tunga, -fjörðr, Landn., map of Icel.; Band-vettir, the name of horses, Gísl.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚢᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
contr.: contracted.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
dimin.: diminutive.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
gen.: genitive.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
pr.: proper.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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