Stytta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stytta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stytta" in Norwegian.

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

stytta: stytta, v. (tt) 1) gjøre kort (stuttr) eller kortere, forkorte; þá heimta þeir endanaok stytta svá strenginn Flat. II, 12914;hafi sá stökku er stytti Landsl. 7, 3726;hann stytti upp um sik kuflinn ok rakat sér útan basttaug at sér miðjum Grett. 9111; þá stytti hann upp kyrtilsínn (= lat. tunica succinxit se) oksté fyrir borð ok tók nesthals ok dróat landi fullt stórra fiska Post. 16218(Joh. 21, 7); mundi möttullinn þegarsýna glœp hennar, er hón klæddisthonum, svá at hann mundi henni annat-hvárt vera ofsíðr eða ofstuttr með sváferligum hætti, at þannig mundi hannstyttast, at - Mött. 931; upers. styttihann (nl. möttulinn) dvs. den blev kortere, Mött. 1324. 2) stytta sik upp dvs. løfte Klæderne op, saa at de blive kortere, =lat. succingere se; Án lét at sér beltiok stytti sik upp ok braut upp erm-arnar Fld. II, 33329 jvf Thom. 21910. 3) styttast, v. r. føle, vise sig fornær- met, uvenlig (stuttr 3); þá tók Helgiat styttast ok mælti: eigi þarftu méroptar orð at senda, er þú skræfist núo. s. v. Vápnf. 261.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛦᛏᛏᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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