Bitlingr
Old Norse Dictionary - bitlingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bitlingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bitlingr
- m. a bit, morsel; the proverb, víða koma Hallgerði bitlingar, cp. Nj. ch. 48; stela bitlingum, to steal trifles, Sturl. i. 61, v. l.; bera bitlinga frá borði, as a beggar, Fas. ii. (in a verse); ganga at bitlingum, to go a-begging, N. G. l. ii. 244.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛏᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)