saltr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saltaz (“salty”).

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈsɑltr̩/

Adjective

saltr

  1. salty, salted

Declension

Strong declension of saltr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative saltr sǫlt salt
accusative saltan salta salt
dative sǫltum saltri sǫltu
genitive salts saltrar salts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative saltir saltar sǫlt
accusative salta saltar sǫlt
dative sǫltum sǫltum sǫltum
genitive saltra saltra saltra
Weak declension of saltr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative salti salta salta
accusative salta sǫltu salta
dative salta sǫltu salta
genitive salta sǫltu salta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sǫltu sǫltu sǫltu
accusative sǫltu sǫltu sǫltu
dative sǫltum sǫltum sǫltum
genitive sǫltu sǫltu sǫltu
Declension of comparative of saltr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative saltari saltari saltara
accusative saltara saltari saltara
dative saltara saltari saltara
genitive saltara saltari saltara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative saltari saltari saltari
accusative saltari saltari saltari
dative sǫlturum sǫlturum sǫlturum
genitive saltari saltari saltari
Strong declension of superlative of saltr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative saltastr sǫltust saltast
accusative saltastan saltasta saltast
dative sǫltustum saltastri sǫltustu
genitive saltasts saltastrar saltasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative saltastir saltastar sǫltust
accusative saltasta saltastar sǫltust
dative sǫltustum sǫltustum sǫltustum
genitive saltastra saltastra saltastra
Weak declension of superlative of saltr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative saltasti saltasta saltasta
accusative saltasta sǫltustu saltasta
dative saltasta sǫltustu saltasta
genitive saltasta sǫltustu saltasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sǫltustu sǫltustu sǫltustu
accusative sǫltustu sǫltustu sǫltustu
dative sǫltustum sǫltustum sǫltustum
genitive sǫltustu sǫltustu sǫltustu

Derived terms

  • úsaltr

Descendants

  • Icelandic: saltur
  • Faroese: saltur
  • Norwegian: salt (Bokmål), salt (Nynorsk)
  • Swedish: salt
  • Danish: salt

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “saltr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 347; also available at the Internet Archive
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