Göltra

Meaning of Old Norse word "göltra" (or gǫltra)

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

göltra (gǫltra)

að, to rove about in cold and blast, from göltr (2).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, göltra may be more accurately written as gǫltra.

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