Ór-tölur

Meaning of Old Norse word "ór-tölur" (or ór-tǫlur)

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

ór-tölur (ór-tǫlur)

f. pl. dissuasion; hafa úrtölur um e-t.

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

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