Prettóttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - prettóttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "prettóttr" in Norwegian.

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

prettóttr
prettóttr, adj. tilbøielig til at bedrage, be-snære, = prettugr; mantu verða fleirumprettóttr en mér Nj. 83 (12826); erþessi konungr prettóttr ok kann íllagótt at launa Flat. I, 3619; hann (nl.orrinn) er ok svá prettóttr ok flærða-fullr, at hann rifsar ok grápar eggundan öðrum fuglum o. s. v. Stj. 782.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚱᚽᛏᛏᚮᛏᛏᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
lat.
latinsk.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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