gǫltr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• galti, galtr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galtô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to cut”).

Noun

gǫltr m (genitive galtar, dative gelti, plural geltir)

1. (castrated) boar
2. hog

Declension

  Declension of gǫltr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gǫltr	gǫltrinn	geltir	geltirnir
accusative	gǫlt	gǫltinn	gǫltu	gǫltuna
dative	gelti	geltinum	gǫltum	gǫltunum
genitive	galtar	galtarins	galta	galtanna

Descendants

• Danish: galt
• Faroese: gøltur, galtur, galti
• Icelandic: göltur
• Norwegian: galte
• Swedish: galt