Öl-mál
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-mál
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-mál" (or ǫl-mál)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öl-mál (ǫl-mál)
- n. pl. ‘ale-talk,’ table-talk, Ls. 1, Fms. xi. 19.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-mál may be more accurately written as ǫl-mál.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᛘᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)