Öl-drykkja

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-drykkja

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

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

öl-drykkja (ǫl-drykkja)
u, f. ale-drinking, Am., Eb. 184.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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