Öl-teiti
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-teiti
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-teiti" (or ǫl-teiti)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word öl-teiti can mean:öl-teiti
- öl-teiti (ǫl-teiti)
- 1. adj. = alteiti, in high spirits; glaðr sem ölteiti, Mar. 1047.
- öl-teiti (ǫl-teiti)
- 2. f. cheer, merriment over drink; þat var haft at ölteiti, at menn kváðu vísur, Eg. 150, Ísl. ii. 232, Eb. 182, Band. 13, Fms. ii. 262.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-teiti may be more accurately written as ǫl-teiti.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᛏᛁᛁᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)