Ölúð

Old Norse Dictionary - ölúð

Meaning of Old Norse word "ölúð" (or ǫlúð)

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

ölúð (ǫlúð)
f. ‘the whole mind,’ sincerity, devotion; see alúð, p. 18.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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