piltr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• pilltr

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Has been considered related to Proto-Germanic *plataz, *platjaz (“patch”) (whence Gothic 𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 n (plat, “patch, rag”), English plot), also of uncertain origin, though perhaps related to Vulgar Latin *plattus (“flat”). Another theory relates the word to Proto-Celtic *bledyos (“wolf”), while the connection to Proto-Slavic *poltьnò (“linen, cloth”) is doubted by de Vries due to the variety of derived forms in Old Norse.

Noun

piltr m

1. a boy or a young man

Descendants

• Icelandic: piltur
• Faroese: piltur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: pilt
• Swedish: pilt
  • → Finnish: piltti
• Danish: pilt

Further reading

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