Bilt
Old Norse Dictionary - bilt
Meaning of Old Norse word "bilt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bilt
- prob. an old n. part. from bila; only used in the phrase, e-m verðr bilt, to be amazed, astonished; en þá er sagt, at Þór (dat.) varð bilt einu sinni at slá hann, the first time that Thor’s heart failed him, Edda 29; varð þeim bilt, Korm. 40, Nj. 169.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)