tǫturr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz, related to Proto-Germanic *tad(d)ǭ.

Noun

tǫturr m (genitive tǫturs, plural tǫtrar)

  1. tatters, rags; tattered garment

Declension

Declension of tǫturr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tǫturr tǫturrinn tǫtrar tǫtrarnir
accusative tǫtur tǫturinn tǫtra tǫtrana
dative tǫtri tǫtrinum tǫtrum tǫtrunum
genitive tǫturs tǫtursins tǫtra tǫtranna

Derived terms

  • tǫtrabaggi m (“rag-bag”)
  • tǫtrabassi m (“ragamuffin”)
  • tǫtrugr (“tattered, torn”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tötur
  • → Middle English: tater
    • English: tatter
    • Scots: tatter
      • ⇒ Scots: tattrel (diminutive)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “töturr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 446; also available at the Internet Archive
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