Töturr
Old Norse Dictionary - töturr
Meaning of Old Norse word "töturr" (or tǫturr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word töturr can mean:töturr
- töturr (tǫturr)
- m., dat. tötri, pl. tötrar; or better tötturr with tt, and so töttrar, Barl. 60, l. 5; töttrug, Hkv. 1. 43 (Bugge); hvatt and töttra make a rhyme, Fms. vii. 153; [Engl. tatters]
- töturr (tǫturr)
- 1. tatters, rags; margir tötrar saman vafðir, Fær. 187; vefju saumaða saman af mörgum tötrum, Fbr. 92 new Ed.; slitnum tötri, Bs. i. 381; svartr fats-töturr, 506; undan tötrum hans, því hann var ílla klaeddr, Fas. i. 230; var þar ekki í nema tötrar ok þat er öngu var nýtt, Fms. vi. 379, vii. 153 (in a verse).
- töturr (tǫturr)
- 2. hence mod. tetr, n. in speaking to one, poor! poor thing! so and so; tetrið, tetrið að tarna!
- töturr (tǫturr)
- COMPDS: tötrabaggi, töttrabassi.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, töturr may be more accurately written as tǫturr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛏᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)