Öl-karmr

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-karmr

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

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

öl-karmr (ǫl-karmr)
m. the ale ‘frame,’ the ale-horn, Landn. (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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