Saltkarl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - saltkarl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "saltkarl" in Norwegian.

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

saltkarl: saltkarl, m. Mand, hvis Gjerning det er at tilvirke Salt (jvf saltbrennukarl);saltkarlarnir ok allir veiðimenn bæði ásjó ok landi, þá váro allir þeir honumlýðskyldir Eg. 4 (630); ek hefi veriteinn saltkarl lítils háttar, þó (at) mérhafi nú dregizt peningar Fm. VI, 94;nú hefik sveimat síðan með saltkörlumhjalpar þurfandi, áðr en ek hingat komFld. II, 9220; herra Jón saltkarl DN.I, 2923; Amunder saltkarl Bolt 527;Gunnarr saltkarl DN. V, 28623.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛆᛚᛏᚴᛆᚱᛚ
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:

m.: Masculin.

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