Melta
Old Norse Dictionary - melta
Meaning of Old Norse word "melta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word melta can mean:melta
- melta
- t, [malt; Goth. maltjan is a conjectural verb from gamalteins = ἀνάλυσις]:—to malt for brewing; engir menn skulu kaupa korn til meltingar, en ef meltir, gjaldi mörk silfrs konungi, N. G. l. ii. 249; melta korn til sölu, Gþl. 351.
- melta
- II. metaph. to digest, of food, Fms. vi. 351; þat smjör er rennr af þeim hvölum megu menn eigi m. með sér, Sks. 123; melta valbráðir, Akv. 36: metaph., þér meltið slíkt ok sjóðit fyrir yðr svá at ekki verðr af, Nj. 154; eigi mun ek melta reiði mína hversu lengi sem ek þarf at bera hana, Fb. ii. 295.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)