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.[1]

Noun

piltr m

  1. a boy or a young man

Descendants

  • Icelandic: piltur
  • Faroese: piltur
  • Norn: pilk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pilt
  • Swedish: pilt
  • Danish: pilt

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “piltr, piltungr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 425.

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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