Öl-siðir

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-siðir

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

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

öl-siðir (ǫl-siðir)
m. pl. manners, rules at a drinking-party, Fms. vii. 119.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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