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)

Declension
declension of gylta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gylta gyltan gyltur gylturnar
accusative gyltu gyltuna gyltur gylturnar
dative gyltu gyltunni gyltum gyltunum
genitive gyltu gyltunnar gylta/gyltna gyltanna/gyltnanna

Synonyms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to gǫltr ("boar").

Noun

gylta f (genitive gyltu, plural gyltur)

  1. young sow (female pig).

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

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Icelandic: gylta
  • Norwegian: gylte

References
  • gylta in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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