gylta

See also: Gylta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gylta. Akin to göltur (“boar”). Compare Swedish gylta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪl̥ta/

  Rhymes: -ɪl̥ta

Noun

gylta f (genitive singular gyltu, nominative plural gyltur)

1. sow (female pig)

   Synonym: sýr

Declension

Declension of gylta (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gylta	gyltan	gyltur	gylturnar
accusative	gyltu	gyltuna	gyltur	gylturnar
dative	gyltu	gyltunni	gyltum	gyltunum
genitive	gyltu	gyltunnar	gyltna, gylta	gyltnanna, gyltanna

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gyltr

Etymology

Cognate with gǫltr (“boar”).

Noun

gylta f (genitive gyltu, plural gyltur)

1. young sow (female pig)

   Synonym: sýr

Declension

Declension of gylta (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gylta	gyltan	gyltur	gylturnar
accusative	gyltu	gyltuna	gyltur	gylturnar
dative	gyltu	gyltunni	gyltum	gyltunum
genitive	gyltu	gyltunnar	gyltna	gyltnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gylta
• Norwegian: gylte

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gylta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive