öðli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

öðli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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

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Runic Inscription

ᚢᛏᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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