Öl-horn

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-horn

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

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

öl-horn (ǫl-horn)
n. an ale-horn, Landn. 261.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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