Ald-öðli

Old Norse Dictionary - ald-öðli

Meaning of Old Norse word "ald-öðli" (or ald-ǫðli)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ald-öðli (ald-ǫðli)
n. time immemorial, Vídal. ii. 181.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ald-öðli may be more accurately written as ald-ǫðli.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛏ-ᚢᚦᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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