Öl-rún

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-rún

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

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

öl-rún Old Norse word can mean:

öl-rún (ǫl-rún): f. a myth, word, cp. Germ. alruna, i. e. mandragora or mandrake, for which see Grimm’s Mythol.

öl-rún (ǫl-rún): II. a pr. name of the swan maiden in Vkv., where, however, the name may be Gaelic, from eala = a swan (Mr. Baring Gould’s Curious Myths, 2nd Series, No. ix).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pr.: proper, properly.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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