Jóla-öl

Meaning of Old Norse word "jóla-öl" (or jóla-ǫl)

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

jóla-öl (jóla-ǫl)

n. Yule ale, Eb. 274.

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

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