Melta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - melta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "melta" in Norwegian.

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

melta
melta, v. (melt, malt, moltinn) fordøie,opløse i Maven den deri optagne Føde (jvf Aasen 507b23; Rietz 455a9 fgg 19 fgg).Ghe. 36; Kgs. 2924; Fm. VI, 35126;Heilag. II, 15140; i fig. Betydning: eigimun ek melta reiði mína, hversu lengisem ek þarf at bera hana Flat. II, 29523;undarliga er yðr farit, er þér - meltitslíkt ok sjóðit fyrir yðr svá, at ekkiverðr af Nj. 99 (1549).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᛚᛏᛆ
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:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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