Pitenz

Old Norwegian Dictionary - pitenz

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "pitenz" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

pitenz: pitenz, f. Madportion, især saadan, som ifølge en afdøds Testamente gaves enhver,som paa hans eller andres ártíðardagrskulde nyde Beværtning i et Kloster eller en Kommune (lat. pitancia DN. IV, 29621;pictantia Du Cange III, 272 og ed. Hen-schel V, 246a fg; fr. pitance Godefroy VI, 179a; Littré II, 1134 fg; m.eng pittance Skeat 447a27 fg; ital. pietanzaDiez3 I, 31923 fgg; mnt. pitancie Mnd.Wb. III, 333b12 fg). DN. II, 11524. 1949.III, 14619. IV, 16719. 24. 3299. VI, 16325;se under máldrykkja.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᛁᛏᚽᚿᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

fr.: fransk.

ital.: italiensk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.