Öl-værð

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

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

öl-værð (ǫl-værð)

f. cordiality, hospitality; see al-værð.

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

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