Öl-óðr

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-óðr

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

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

öl-óðr (ǫl-óðr)
adj. ‘ale-mad,’ drunk, Eg. 373, Fms. viii. 249.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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