Púki
Old Norse Dictionary - púki
Meaning of Old Norse word "púki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- púki
- a, m. [akin to Engl. Puck; cp. also Dan. pokker]:—a devil, but with the notion of a wee devil, an imp, see the tale in Fb. 1. 416–418 and freq. in mod. tales:—the evil one, móti púkanum, against the devil Stj. 8, 55; allir menn heita í skírn at hafna púkanum, to forsake the devil, n. G. l. ii. 366; hann játar öllum púkans vilja, Th. 4: maura-púki ‘treasure-puck’ = a miser, Maurer’s Volks. púka-bit, n., botan. scabiosa. Germ. teufels abbiss, Hjalt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- botan.
- botanically.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Hjalt.
- Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)