Öl-drykkja
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-drykkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-drykkja" (or ǫl-drykkja)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öl-drykkja (ǫl-drykkja)
- u, f. ale-drinking, Am., Eb. 184.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-drykkja may be more accurately written as ǫl-drykkja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)