Öl-tappr
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-tappr
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-tappr" (or ǫl-tappr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öl-tappr (ǫl-tappr)
- (öl-tappari), m. an ale-tapster, D. N. ii. 133.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-tappr may be more accurately written as ǫl-tappr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᛏᛅᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)