saltr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saltaz (“salty”).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑltr̩/

Adjective

saltr

1. salty, salted

Declension

    Strong declension of saltr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saltr	sǫlt	salt
accusative	saltan	salta	salt
dative	sǫltum	saltri	sǫltu
genitive	salts	saltrar	salts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saltir	saltar	sǫlt
accusative	salta	saltar	sǫlt
dative	sǫltum	sǫltum	sǫltum
genitive	saltra	saltra	saltra

    Weak declension of saltr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	salti	salta	salta
accusative	salta	sǫltu	salta
dative	salta	sǫltu	salta
genitive	salta	sǫltu	salta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sǫltu	sǫltu	sǫltu
accusative	sǫltu	sǫltu	sǫltu
dative	sǫltum	sǫltum	sǫltum
genitive	sǫltu	sǫltu	sǫltu

    Declension of comparative of saltr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saltari	saltari	saltara
accusative	saltara	saltari	saltara
dative	saltara	saltari	saltara
genitive	saltara	saltari	saltara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saltari	saltari	saltari
accusative	saltari	saltari	saltari
dative	sǫlturum	sǫlturum	sǫlturum
genitive	saltari	saltari	saltari

    Strong declension of superlative of saltr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saltastr	sǫltust	saltast
accusative	saltastan	saltasta	saltast
dative	sǫltustum	saltastri	sǫltustu
genitive	saltasts	saltastrar	saltasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saltastir	saltastar	sǫltust
accusative	saltasta	saltastar	sǫltust
dative	sǫltustum	sǫltustum	sǫltustum
genitive	saltastra	saltastra	saltastra

    Weak declension of superlative of saltr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saltasti	saltasta	saltasta
accusative	saltasta	sǫltustu	saltasta
dative	saltasta	sǫltustu	saltasta
genitive	saltasta	sǫltustu	saltasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sǫltustu	sǫltustu	sǫltustu
accusative	sǫltustu	sǫltustu	sǫltustu
dative	sǫltustum	sǫltustum	sǫltustum
genitive	sǫltustu	sǫltustu	sǫltustu

Derived terms

• úsaltr

Descendants

• Icelandic: saltur
• Faroese: saltur
• Norwegian: salt (Bokmål), salt (Nynorsk)
• Swedish: salt
• Danish: salt

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “saltr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 347; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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