Tuttr

Old Norse Dictionary - tuttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tuttr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

tuttr
and tottr (q. v.), a nursery word, a tom-thumb, cp. túta; tuttr litli, in the lullaby song of the giantess, Fas. ii. 234; cp. totr and tutr, Edda ii. 496: the word has therefore no relation to stuttr, like telpa qs. stelpa.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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