Kot
Old Norse Dictionary - kot
Meaning of Old Norse word "kot"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kot
- n. [A. S. cote; Engl. cot], a cottage, hut, small farm; fyrir hví ertu kominn í kot þetta! Clem. 25, Barl. 194, Orkn. 78, Ó. H. 208, FmS. ix. 359; leggjask í kot, Rétt. 10. 7: allit., karl and kot, þat er mart í koti karls sem kóngs er ekki í ranni, or karl ok kerling í koti sínu, see karl; því er betra kál í koti en ketill stór af borgar floti, Eggert.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- lit.
- literally.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Clem.
- Clements Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)