Gyltr
Old Norse Dictionary - gyltr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gyltr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gyltr
- f., mod. gylta, u, f., Bs. i. 417, [Old Engl. yelt]:—a young sow, Jb. 289, Grág. ii. 307, Landn. 206, Gullþ. 17, 27.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)