Nölta
Old Norse Dictionary - nölta
Meaning of Old Norse word "nölta" (or nǫlta)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nölta (nǫlta)
- t, to shiver from cold, Lex. Poët.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, nölta may be more accurately written as nǫlta.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.