Púki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Púki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

botan.: botanically.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

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.)

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