lott

From Old Norse hlutr. Doublet of lut and lodd. Akin to English lot.

lott m (definite singular lotten, indefinite plural lotter or lottar, definite plural lottene or lottane)

1. a part, piece, portion, share
2. an investment in a stock company
3. a share certificate
4. a lot (sense 7)

• Up until the 2012 spelling reform, lott and lut were considered alternative forms.

• “lott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish luter, loter, from Old Norse hlutr, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European *klew-.

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lott c

1. a part, a share, a piece, a portion (of a heritage, a lottery, of land, of fate)

   Hava vi numera någon lott eller arvedel i vår faders hus?

   yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? (Genesis 31:14)

   Sådan var min lott: om dagen förtärdes jag av hetta och om natten av köld, och sömnen flydde mina ögon.

   I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. (Genesis 31:40)

2. a ticket in a lottery, a lot cast

   Låt oss icke skära sönder den, utan kasta lott om vilken den skall tillhöra.

   Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be (John 19:24)

3. a land lot, a property

• lott in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• lott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)