Ótti
Old Norse Dictionary - ótti
Meaning of Old Norse word "ótti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ótti can mean:ótti
- ótti
- a, m. [contr. qs. oht, cp. ógn, ógna, ógur-]:—fear, dread; var þeim ótti mikill at honum, Nj. 68; gjalda ótta við, Ísl. ii. 363; bjóða ótta, to inspire fear (see bjóða IV. 2); ótta slær á e-n, Ó. H. 224; milli vánar ok ótta, between hope and fear. Mar.
- ótti
- 2. a thing to be feared, danger; ótti var at sjá í augu honum, ef hann var reiðr, Ó. H. 16; var æ ótti at Sverri konungi, Fms. viii. 339: fear, danger, vita sér enskis ótta vánir, Eg. 74, Fms. ix. 467; vænta sér enskis ótta, Ó. H. 220; vera undir miklum aga ok ótta, Fms. x. 409; at mannsöfnuðr dragisk at Önundi ok ótti nokkurr, Sturl. i. 158.
- ótti
- COMPDS: óttaboð, óttabragð, óttafenginn, óttalauss, óttamikill, óttasamligr, óttasleginn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- contr.
- contracted.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- qs.
- quasi.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)