Göltr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - göltr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "göltr" (or gǫltr) in Norwegian.

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

göltr (gǫltr): göltr, m. (G. galtar, D. gelti) Galte, Rone,Orne, Hansvin, = galti. GráG. 23618;Landn. 3, 12 (20619); FlD. I, 87 fg; Flat. II, 271; runar heita geltir SE. II, 2213; rýta mun göltrinn, ef gríssinner drepinn Þ.hræð. 2013.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚯᛚᛏᚱ
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:

D.: Dativ.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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