Ál
Old Norse Dictionary - ál
Meaning of Old Norse word "ál"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ál can mean:ál
- ál
- f., old form nom. dat. acc. sing. ́l; öl heitir drykkr, en ́l er band, Skálda (Thorodd) 163: gen. sing. and nom. pl. álar; (the mod. form is ól, keeping the ó throughout all the cases; gen. pl. ólar):—a strap, esp. of leather; ál löng, Fms. vi. 378, Edda 29, Sks. 179: a proverb, sjaldan er bagi að bandi eðr byrdi að ól.
- ál
- β. esp. the leather straps for fastening a cloak, etc. to the saddle, = slagálar, Orkn. 12, Bjarn. 68, Fbr. 57 new Ed.
- ál
- γ. a bridle, rein; beislit fanst þegar ok var komit á álna, Bs. i. 314, note 2.
- ál
- COMPDS: álarendi, álarreipi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- dat.
- dative.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- nom.
- nominative.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
- etc.
- et cetera.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)