Öl-skálar

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-skálar

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

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

öl-skálar (ǫl-skálar)
f. pl. ale-cups, Am., Hðm.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
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