Œli
Old Norse Dictionary - œli
Meaning of Old Norse word "œli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- œli
- a, m. (mod. auli) an idiot, simpleton; œli telsk þar er ólu ósnotran mann gotnar, Skálda (in a verse); in mann-æli, q. v.: the mod. form auli occurs in Skíða R. 185; þú ert mesti auli! aula-legr, aula-skapr, correct thus in p. 24. col. 2.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- R.
- Rimur.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)