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

• (female pig): sýr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gyltr

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

• (female pig): sýr

Descendants

• Icelandic: gylta
• Norwegian: gylte

References

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