pött

See also: pott, pótt, and Pott

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic.

Noun

pött m (definite pöttn, dative pöttåm, plural pötta)

  1. A small lad.[1]
  2. A small dab; e.g. of dough.[2]
  3. A crumb.[3]
Alternative forms
  • putifnask
  • pyttidatt

References
  1. Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Pött, pytt”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 515
  2. Marklund, Thorsten, 1986, Skelleftemålet: grammatik och ordlista : för lekmän - av lekman [The Skellefteå speech: grammar and vocabulary: for laymen - by a layman], →ISBN, page 96
  3. Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 252
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