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öðli

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1 öðli ǫðli

n. = óðal (q. v.), a patrimony, whence origin, extraction; ef ek öðli (ǿþli Cod.) ættak sem Ingunnar-Freyr eði svá sælligt setr, Ls. 43; segja til nafns sins ok alls öðlis (æþlis Cod.), to tell one’s name and whereabouts, Hbl. 9: allit., ætt ok öðli, passim; Danskr at øðli, Danish by extraction, Hom.; cp. the forms orðla, orðlum, N. G. L.; for further references, see eðii (the later form); the old form remains in aldar-öðli, see óðal in the Addenda.
Orthography

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

öðli

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
Cod.
Codex.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Fr
French in etymologies.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
orig
original, originally.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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