Öldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öldr" (or ǫldr)

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

Old Norse word öldr can mean:öldr

öldr (ǫldr)

i. e. ölðr, n., öldrs, öldri, the ð being inflexive, = öl; öldra dögg, Eg. (in a verse).

öldr (ǫldr)

II. a drinking-party, banquet; því er ölðr bazt (baztr Cod.), Hm. 13; drekka eitt ölðr, one bout, Hým. 39; heitt ölðr, 32; jörð tekr við ölðri, Hm. 138; óminnis hegri sá er yfir ölðrum þrumir, 12; gera ölðr, vitnis ölðr, the ‘wolf’s ale,’ i. e. blood, Lex. Poët.

öldr (ǫldr)

COMPDS: ölðrhús, ölðrmál.

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

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