Eptir-tölur

Old Norse Dictionary - eptir-tölur

Meaning of Old Norse word "eptir-tölur" (or eptir-tǫlur) in English.

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

eptir-tölur (eptir-tǫlur)
f. pl. an ‘after-counting,’ grudging.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛒᛏᛁᚱ-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.

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