Ölfuss

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ölfuss

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Ölfuss

n. a nickname, Landn.

2 Ölfuss

II. the name of a county in Icel., id. (mod. Olves), whence Olfusingar, m. pl. the men from O.; Ölfusinga kyn, the genealogy of the O., a historical or genealogical work, Landn.: Ölfus-á, the Olfus water: Ölfus-vatn = the mod. Thingvalla-vatn, Ísl. ii. (Harð. S.)

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛚᚠᚢᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.

Works & Authors

Harð. S.: Harðar Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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