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