Öl-færr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-færr" (or ǫl-færr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

öl-færr (ǫl-færr)

adj. able to take care of oneself; hestfærr ok ölfærr, Gþl. 269.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-færr may be more accurately written as ǫl-færr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᚠᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements