[6] balti (m.) ‘heavy-stepper’: The origin and sense of this word are not clear. Balti could be related to ModIcel. balta ‘totter along, limp’ or allude to the appearance of the beast (ModIcel. balti ‘big tussock, small hill’; ÍO: balti, baltr). For other suggested interpretations, see AEW: balti. Balti is also a nickname (see Balti, Biography, SkP II, 533).