Ölgörðar-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ölgörðar-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ölgörðar-maðr" (or ǫlgǫrðar-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ölgörðar-maðr (ǫlgǫrðar-maðr)
- m. a brewer, Sturl. iii. 190.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ölgörðar-maðr may be more accurately written as ǫlgǫrðar-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᚴᚢᚱᚦᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)