Belti

Old Norse Dictionary - belti

Meaning of Old Norse word "belti" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

belti Old Norse word can mean:

belti: n. [Lat. balteus; Engl. belt]

belti: 1. a belt, esp. a belt of metal (silver) or embroidered, esp. belonging to a woman, Ld. 284, Sturl. iii. 189, Nj. 2, 24: belonging to a man, with a knife fastened to it, Fs. 101, Fms. iv. 27; kníf ok belti ok vóru þat góðir gripir, Gísl. 54, Fms. ix. 25, Fb. ii. 8, Nj. 91; as a naut. term, Edda (gl.)

belti: COMPDS: beltadráttr, beltispúss, beltisstaðr.

belti: 2. Belti, Mare Balticum, is derived from the Lithuanian baltas = albus.

belti: 3. astron. a zone, himinbelti, hitabelli, kuldabelti.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

esp.: especially.

naut.: nautical.

v.: vide.

astron.: astronomy, astronomically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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