Minnis-öl
Old Norse Dictionary - minnis-öl
Meaning of Old Norse word "minnis-öl" (or minnis-ǫl)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- minnis-öl (minnis-ǫl)
- n. = minnisveig, Hdl. 45, where it has some notion of a charmed drink.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, minnis-öl may be more accurately written as minnis-ǫl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚾᚾᛁᛋ-ᚢᛚ
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:
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)