Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ölr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 ölr ǫlr

1. adj. worse for ale, worse for drink; ölr ek varð, varð ek ofr-ölvi, Hm. 13; ölr ertú Loki, Ls. 47, Gm. 51; ölum stilli, Ýt.: allit., eigi veit hvaðan óðr eða ölr kemr at, a saying, Sturl. iii. 183.

2 ölr ǫlr

2. m. = elrir, [Norweg. or, older, elle; A. S. alr; Engl. alder; Lat. alnus]:—a kind of tree, the alder-tree, Karl. 196; ölr vanga, poët. the hair, Edda ii. 500; öls blakkr, the wolf, Lex. Poët.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

ölr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
Norweg.: Norwegian.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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