haltr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haltaz.

Adjective

haltr

  1. limp, lame

Declension

Strong declension of haltr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative haltr hǫlt halt
accusative haltan halta halt
dative hǫltum haltri hǫltu
genitive halts haltrar halts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative haltir haltar hǫlt
accusative halta haltar hǫlt
dative hǫltum hǫltum hǫltum
genitive haltra haltra haltra
Weak declension of haltr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative halti halta halta
accusative halta hǫltu halta
dative halta hǫltu halta
genitive halta hǫltu halta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫltu hǫltu hǫltu
accusative hǫltu hǫltu hǫltu
dative hǫltum hǫltum hǫltum
genitive hǫltu hǫltu hǫltu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: haltur
  • Faroese: haltur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: halt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: halt
  • Old Swedish: halter
  • Danish: halt

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “haltr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive