Öl-mæli

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-mæli

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

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

öl-mæli (ǫl-mæli)
n. pl. = ölmál, Bjarn. 55.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
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