Sultr

Old Norse Dictionary - sultr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sultr" in English.

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

sultr Old Norse word can mean:

sultr
m., gen. sultar (sults, n. G. l. i. 140), dat. sulti; [svelta; Dan. sult; A. S. swylt = death]:—hunger, famine (the notion of death found in A. S., is lost in Icel.); deyja af sulti, Nj. 265; ór sult(i), Magn. 510; heim í sultinn, Band. 12; Þorgils tekr úr seggnum sult, Skíða R.
sultr
2. famine; þá var svá mikill S. í Noregi, FmS. i. 86; S. ok seyra, q. v.: the phrase, sitja í sults húsi, to ‘sit in hunger’s house,’ be starved, n. G. l. i. 140; sultar-kví, a ‘famine-fold,’ FmS. xi. 248.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
R.
Rimur.
S.
Saga.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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