öldr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

öldr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 öldr (ǫldr)

i. e. ölðr, n., öldrs, öldri, the ð being inflexive, = öl; öldra dögg, Eg. (in a verse).

2 öldr (ǫldr)

II. a drinking-party, banquet; því er ölðr bazt (baztr Cod.), Hm. 13; drekka eitt ölðr, one bout, Hým. 39; heitt ölðr, 32; jörð tekr við ölðri, Hm. 138; óminnis hegri sá er yfir ölðrum þrumir, 12; gera ölðr, vitnis ölðr, the ‘wolf’s ale,’ i. e. blood, Lex. Poët.

3 öldr (ǫldr)

COMPDS: ölðrhús, ölðrmál.

Orthography

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

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛚᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Cod.: Codex.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
part: participle.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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