Öl-rúnar

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-rúnar

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

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

öl-rúnar (ǫl-rúnar)
f. pl., q. v., Sdm.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Sdm.
Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
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