Öðlan

Meaning of Old Norse word "öðlan" (or ǫðlan)

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

öðlan (ǫðlan)

f. a gaining, acquiring; öðlun góðra hluta, 656 B. 7.

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

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