Öðlingr
Old Norse Dictionary - öðlingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "öðlingr" (or ǫðlingr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word öðlingr can mean:öðlingr
- öðlingr (ǫðlingr)
- m. [from óðal, öðli; the etymology in Edda 105 is erroneous]:—prop. an allodial owner or possessor of ódal. but only used of a noble captain, prince; Valdimarr var þá sjautján vetra gamall, hann var œðlingr, … öðlingr ok hafði ríki á Jótlandi, Fms. xi. 350; hann var öðlingr af Serklandi, Orkn. 368; the word is very freq. in poetry.
- öðlingr (ǫðlingr)
- 2. in mod. usage öðlingr is a person of a kind and gentle disposition; hann er mesti öðlingr, hann er öðlingr í skapi, and the like.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öðlingr may be more accurately written as ǫðlingr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚦᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)