Ölfuss
Old Norse Dictionary - ölfuss
Meaning of Old Norse word "ölfuss" (or ǫlfuss)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ölfuss can mean:ölfuss
- ölfuss (ǫlfuss)
- n. a nickname, Landn.
- ölfuss (ǫlfuss)
- II. the name of a county in Icel., id. (mod. Olves), whence Olfusingar, m. pl. the men from O.; Ölfusinga kyn, the genealogy of the O., a historical or genealogical work, Landn.: Ölfus-á, the Olfus water: Ölfus-vatn = the mod. Thingvalla-vatn, Ísl. ii. (Harð. S.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ölfuss may be more accurately written as ǫlfuss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᚠᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Harð. S.
- Harðar Saga. (D. II.)