gylta
See also: Gylta
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gylta. Akin to göltur (“boar”). Compare Swedish gylta.
Pronunciation
Noun
gylta f (genitive singular gyltu, nominative plural gyltur)
- sow (female pig)
Declension
declension of gylta
Synonyms
- (female pig): sýr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
Akin to gǫltr ("boar").
Noun
gylta f (genitive gyltu, plural gyltur)
- young sow (female pig).
Declension
Declension of gylta (weak ōn-stem)
Synonyms
- (female pig): sýr
Descendants
References
- “gylta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press