Minnis-öl

Old Norse Dictionary - minnis-öl

Meaning of Old Norse word "minnis-öl" (or minnis-ǫl) in English.

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

minnis-öl (minnis-ǫl)
n. = minnisveig, Hdl. 45, where it has some notion of a charmed drink.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
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