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