Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BELTI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

5 definitions

1 BELTI

n. [Lat. balteus; Engl. belt]

2 BELTI

1. a belt, esp. a belt of metal (silver) or embroidered, esp. belonging to a woman, Ld. 284, Sturl. iii. 189, Nj. 2, 24: belonging to a man, with a knife fastened to it, Fs. 101, Fms. iv. 27; kníf ok belti ok vóru þat góðir gripir, Gísl. 54, Fms. ix. 25, Fb. ii. 8, Nj. 91; as a naut. term, Edda (Gl.)

3 BELTI

COMPDS: beltadráttr, beltispúss, beltisstaðr.

4 BELTI

2. Belti, Mare Balticum, is derived from the Lithuanian baltas = albus.

5 BELTI

3. astron. a zone, himinbelti, hitabelli, kuldabelti.

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Runic Inscription

BELTI

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "BELTI" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

astron.: astronomy, astronomically.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
n.: neuter.
naut.: nautical.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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