ölr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ölr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ölr (ǫlr)

1. adj. worse for ale, worse for drink; ölr ek varð, varð ek ofr-ölvi, Hm. 13; ölr ertú Loki, Ls. 47, Gm. 51; ölum stilli, Ýt.: allit., eigi veit hvaðan óðr eða ölr kemr at, a saying, Sturl. iii. 183.

2 ölr (ǫlr)

2. m. = elrir, [Norweg. or, older, elle; A. S. alr; Engl. alder; Lat. alnus]:—a kind of tree, the alder-tree, Karl. 196; ölr vanga, poët. the hair, Edda ii. 500; öls blakkr, the wolf, Lex. Poët.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚢᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
Norweg.: Norwegian.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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