Tölu-eyrir
Old Norse Dictionary - tölu-eyrir
Meaning of Old Norse word "tölu-eyrir" (or tǫlu-eyrir)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tölu-eyrir (tǫlu-eyrir)
- m. an ounce’s worth on the standard of quantity (not of weight), N. G. L. i. 244.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tölu-eyrir may be more accurately written as tǫlu-eyrir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚᚢ-ᛁᚢᚱᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)