Gelta

Old Norse Dictionary - gelta

Meaning of Old Norse word "gelta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gelta: t, (cp. gella), to yell; prop. of dogs, to bark; þeir gjölltu sem hundar, Fas. iii. 623: gelta and gelt are now the current words in Icel., but scarcely occur in old writers, as Hm. 86 is a mod. interpolation.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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