Öl-eysill
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-eysill
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-eysill" (or ǫl-eysill)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öl-eysill (ǫl-eysill)
- m. an ale-ladle, Þiðr. 89.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-eysill may be more accurately written as ǫl-eysill.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᛁᚢᛋᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)