Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ölun

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 ölun ǫlun

1. f. = öln or alin, [Lat. ulnus], the fore-arm: in compds, ölun-grjót, the arm-stones, poët. = gems and gold.

2 ölun ǫlun

2. m. a kind of fish, the mackerel (?), Edda (Gl.): in poët. phrases, ölna-vangr, ölna skeið, -fold, -bekkr, = the sea; jarðar-ölun, the earth-fish, i. e. the snake, Lex. Poët.; ölun-grund, ölun-jörð, = the sea. id.; alna-vágr, mackerel-ponds; alna váð, a mackerel-net, D. N.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

ölun

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ölun" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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