Saltr
Old Norse Dictionary - saltr
Meaning of Old Norse word "saltr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- saltr
- adj., sölt, salt:—salt, Sks. 628, Edda 4, 79 (where see the myth how the sea became salt), passim, brim-saltr, adj. salt as brine; ú-saltr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)