Svelta

Old Norse Dictionary - svelta

Meaning of Old Norse word "svelta" in English.

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

svelta Old Norse word can mean:

svelta: t, a causal to the preceding, to put to death (by hunger?); svinna systrungu sveitir þú í helli, Am. 53; láta sveitask, Og. 20.

svelta: 2. to starve a person, Ver. 51, Rb. 394; læsti hann í kistu ok svelti hann þar þrjá mánuðr, Edda; þá var hann sveltr svá at þau kenndu hann eigi, Landn. 205; hann svelti menn at mat, Fms. i. 1; s. sik til fjár, Nj. 18.

svelta: II. reflex. to refuse to take food; hann sveltisk ok þá eigi fæðslu, Fms. x. 369: pass. to be famished, K. Á. 130.

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

Similar entries:

Svelta (II)

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pass.: passive.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

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