Öl-viðr

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-viðr

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

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

öl-viðr (ǫl-viðr)
m. = ölr, an alder-tree, Edda (Gl.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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