Gelta

Old Norse Dictionary - gelta

Meaning of Old Norse word "gelta" in English.

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

gelta
t, (cp. gella), to yell; prop. of dogs, to bark; þeir gjölltu sem hundar, Fas. iii. 623: gelta and gelt are now the current words in Icel., but scarcely occur in old writers, as Hm. 86 is a mod. interpolation.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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