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)
   • 1917, 1773 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1773], “Första Moseboken [Genesis] 31:14”, in 1917 års kyrkobibel‎^[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 15 February 2026:

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

     Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

   • 1917, 1773 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1773], “Första Moseboken [Genesis] 31:40”, in 1917 års kyrkobibel‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 15 February 2026:

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

     Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

2. a ticket in a lottery, a lot cast
   • 1917, 1773 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1773], “Johannesevangeliet [John] 19:24”, in 1917 års kyrkobibel‎^[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 15 February 2026:

     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.

3. a land lot, a property

• “lott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• lott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)