Öl-hita
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-hita
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-hita" (or ǫl-hita)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öl-hita (ǫl-hita)
- u, f. ale-brewing, before Yule and other great feasts, Landn. 214, 215.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-hita may be more accurately written as ǫl-hita.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᚼᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)