Saltr

Old Norse Dictionary - saltr

Meaning of Old Norse word "saltr" in English.

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

saltr
adj., sölt, salt:—salt, Sks. 628, Edda 4, 79 (where see the myth how the sea became salt), passim, brim-saltr, adj. salt as brine; ú-saltr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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