sultur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sultr (“hunger, famine”), from Proto-Germanic *swultiz (“hunger, death”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to smoulder, burn”). Cognate with Danish sult (“hunger, starvation”), Old English swylt (“death”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏl̥tʏr

Noun

sultur m (genitive singular sultar or sults, no plural)

1. hunger, starvation

Derived terms

• sultur gerir sætan mat (hunger makes the food taste sweet; hunger is the best sauce, hunger is a good sauce)

Noun

sultur

1. indefinite nominative plural of sulta
2. indefinite accusative plural of sulta