öl-kelda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

öl-kelda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 öl-kelda (ǫl-kelda)

u, f. an ‘ale-well,’ the name of Icel. mineral wells, mentioned in Sks. 163; the chief well is that on Rauðamels-heiðr on the ridge of the mountains between Faxafjord and Breiðifjord in the west of Icel., cp. Eggert Itin.

Orthography

The word "{$word}" can also be spelled as "{$older_form}" in older orthography, where "ö" is represented as "ǫ".

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛚ-ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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