stuttr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stuntaz, whence also Middle High German stunz.

Adjective

stuttr

  1. short
  2. scant
  3. snappish

Declension

Strong declension of stuttr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stuttr stutt stutt
accusative stuttan stutta stutt
dative stuttum stuttri stuttu
genitive stutts, stuz stuttrar stutts, stuz
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stuttir stuttar stutt
accusative stutta stuttar stutt
dative stuttum stuttum stuttum
genitive stuttra stuttra stuttra
Weak declension of stuttr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stutti stutta stutta
accusative stutta stuttu stutta
dative stutta stuttu stutta
genitive stutta stuttu stutta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stuttu stuttu stuttu
accusative stuttu stuttu stuttu
dative stuttum stuttum stuttum
genitive stuttu stuttu stuttu

Descendants

  • Faroese: stuttur
  • Icelandic: stuttur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stutt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stutt

Further reading

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