Öl-kelda

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-kelda

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

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

öl-kelda (ǫl-kelda)
u, f. an ‘ale-well,’ the name of Icel. mineral wells, mentioned in Sks. 163; the chief well is that on Rauðamels-heiðr on the ridge of the mountains between Faxafjord and Breiðifjord in the west of Icel., cp. Eggert Itin.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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