Öl-horn
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-horn
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-horn" (or ǫl-horn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öl-horn (ǫl-horn)
- n. an ale-horn, Landn. 261.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-horn may be more accurately written as ǫl-horn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᚼᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)