Öl-mál

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-mál

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

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

öl-mál (ǫl-mál)
n. pl. ‘ale-talk,’ table-talk, Ls. 1, Fms. xi. 19.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᛘᛅᛚ
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:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
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