Elta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - elta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "elta" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

elta: elta, v. (lt) 1) trykke, klemme noget, til- føie det et Tryk; elta leir dvs. ælte Ler, Stj. 2475; ek skal yðra húð elta meðklungrum Stj. 39538. 2) drive nogen af- sted ved Anvendelse af Tryk eller Tvang, jage; elta öxn með vendi Klm. 4714;jvf Þorskf. 655; elta sauði dvs. jageFaar, Nj. 17 (2713); elta dýr á sporiBarl. 1992; þeir eltu einn hjört Flov.1342; þeir höfðu elt af skipum Tryggvakonung Ólafsson austr við SótanesFris. 7531; kómu þeir Þórir þar okhlaupa upp ok elta þá OH. 13716 jvfHárb. 39; Fm. IX, 5427; aldri léthann eltast sem geit Vallalj. 3125;eltast v. r. drive sig selv frem, fare af- sted: kvóðust eigi til þess fœrir ateltast eptir (dvs. sætte efter, gjøre Jagt paa) víkingum Fm. IX, 3089.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛚᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.