lott

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse hlutr. Doublet of lut and lodd. Akin to English lot. === Noun === lott m (definite singular lotten, indefinite plural lotter or lottar, definite plural lottene or lottane) a part, piece, portion, share an investment in a stock company a share certificate a lot (sense 7) ==== Usage notes ==== Up until the 2012 spelling reform, lott and lut were considered alternative forms. === References === “lott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish luter, loter, from Old Norse hlutr, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European *klew-. === Pronunciation === === Noun === lott c a part, a share, a piece, a portion (of a heritage, a lottery, of land, of fate) a ticket in a lottery, a lot cast a land lot, a property ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “lott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) lott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)