Öl-bekkr
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-bekkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-bekkr" (or ǫl-bekkr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öl-bekkr (ǫl-bekkr)
- m. an ale-bench, drinking-bench; sitja á ölbekki, to sit drinking, Fms. vii. 227.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-bekkr may be more accurately written as ǫl-bekkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᛒᛁᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)