dyttr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duntiz, whence also dyntr. Related to English dent.

Noun

dyttr m

  1. a push
  2. a dint (nickname)

Declension

Declension of dyttr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dyttr dyttrinn dyttir dyttirnir
accusative dytt dyttinn dytti dyttina
dative dytt dyttinum dyttum dyttunum
genitive dytts dyttsins dytta dyttanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dyttr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive