Salta

Old Norse Dictionary - salta

Meaning of Old Norse word "salta" in English.

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

salta Old Norse word can mean:

salta
1. u, f. salt-water, pickle; kirkjan á (owns) á Steins-mýri tuttugu skjólur söltu, Vm. 172.
salta
2. að, to salt, pickle, Lv. 111; saltaðr hvalr, Dipl. iii. 4; saltað flesk, Art. 24, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Art.
Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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