Öl-eysill

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-eysill

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

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

öl-eysill (ǫl-eysill)
m. an ale-ladle, Þiðr. 89.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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