Svelta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - svelta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "svelta" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

svelta Old Icelandic word can mean:

svelta
I)
svelta
(svelt; svalt, sultum; soltinn), v.
svelta
1) to die (nema þú Sigurð s. látir);
svelta
2) to starve, suffer hunger; s. í hel (til heljar, til bana), to die of starvation.
svelta
II)
svelta
(-lta, -ltr), v.
svelta
1) to put to death (svinna systrungu sveltir þú í helli);
svelta
2) to starve; s. e-n í hel, to starve one to death; s. sik til fjár, to get money by starving oneself.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛚᛏᛅ

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