Ölvaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ölvaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ölvaðr" (or ǫlvaðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ölvaðr (ǫlvaðr)
- part. worse for drink, Fms. xi. 424, passim.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ölvaðr may be more accurately written as ǫlvaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᚢᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)