Völt

Meaning of Old Norse word "völt" (or vǫlt)

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

völt (vǫlt)

or völtur, f. pl. [valtr, velta], a roller, a thing belonging to the fittings of a ship, Edda (Gl.)

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

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