Öl-beinir

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-beinir

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

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

öl-beinir (ǫl-beinir): m. an ale-bearer, Lex. Poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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