Jölstr
Old Norse Dictionary - jölstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "jölstr" (or jǫlstr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jölstr (jǫlstr)
- m. [Swed. jolster], salix pentandra, a kind of willow, Gkv. 1. 19 (Bugge 419).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jölstr may be more accurately written as jǫlstr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᛚᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)