gyltr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gylta

Etymology

See gylta

Noun

gyltr f (genitive gyltar, dative gylti, plural gyltar)

1. young sow (female pig)

   Synonym: sýr

Declension

Declension of gyltr (strong ijō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gyltr	gyltrin	gyltar	gyltarnar
accusative	gylti	gyltina	gyltar	gyltarnar
dative	gylti	gyltinni	gyltum	gyltunum
genitive	gyltar	gyltarinnar	gylta	gyltanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gyltur
• Danish: gylt
• → Middle English: gelte, gilt, gilte, gylt, gylte
  • English: gilt

Further reading

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