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

Related terms

• detta

Further reading

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