Gjölta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjölta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjölta" (or gjǫlta) in Norwegian.

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

gjölta (gjǫlta)
gjölta, v. (lt) = gjalla; þeir gjölltu semhundar. Fld. II, 62320; jvf Oxf. 196 b52 fgg

Part of speech: v

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjölta may be more accurately written as gjǫlta.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᛚᛏᛆ
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.
v.
Verbum.

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