Öl-verk

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-verk

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

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

öl-verk (ǫl-verk): n. ‘ale-work,’ brewing, Korm. (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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