öl-rún

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

öl-rún

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 öl-rún (ǫl-rún)

f. a myth, word, cp. Germ. alruna, i. e. mandragora or mandrake, for which see Grimm’s Mythol.

2 öl-rún (ǫl-rún)

II. a pr. name of the swan maiden in Vkv., where, however, the name may be Gaelic, from eala = a swan (Mr. Baring Gould’s Curious Myths, 2nd Series, No. ix).

Orthography

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

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛚ-ᚱᚢᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
pr.: proper.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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