Öðlingr

Old Norse Dictionary - öðlingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öðlingr" (or ǫðlingr) in English.

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

öðlingr Old Norse word can mean:

öðlingr (ǫðlingr): m. [from óðal, öðli; the etymology in Edda 105 is erroneous]:—prop. an allodial owner or possessor of ódal. but only used of a noble captain, prince; Valdimarr var þá sjautján vetra gamall, hann var œðlingr, … öðlingr ok hafði ríki á Jótlandi, Fms. xi. 350; hann var öðlingr af Serklandi, Orkn. 368; the word is very freq. in poetry.

öðlingr (ǫðlingr): 2. in mod. usage öðlingr is a person of a kind and gentle disposition; hann er mesti öðlingr, hann er öðlingr í skapi, and the like.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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