Rölta

Old Norse Dictionary - rölta

Meaning of Old Norse word "rölta" (or rǫlta) in English.

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

rölta (rǫlta)
að, (rölt, n.), [Dan. vralte], to stray about restlessly.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rölta may be more accurately written as rǫlta.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

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