Um-tölur
Old Norse Dictionary - um-tölur
Meaning of Old Norse word "um-tölur" (or um-tǫlur)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- um-tölur (um-tǫlur)
- f. pl. persuasions; með vinsæld hans ok umtölum, persuasions, Fms. i. 32; eggjan hans ok umtölur, vi. 47; við umtölur góðra manna, Nj. 267.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, um-tölur may be more accurately written as um-tǫlur.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛘ-ᛏᚢᛚᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)