Öldr

Old Norse Dictionary - öldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öldr" (or ǫldr) in English.

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

öldr Old Norse word can mean:

öldr (ǫldr): i. e. ölðr, n., öldrs, öldri, the ð being inflexive, = öl; öldra dögg, Eg. (in a verse).

öldr (ǫldr): II. a drinking-party, banquet; því er ölðr bazt (baztr Cod.), Hm. 13; drekka eitt ölðr, one bout, Hým. 39; heitt ölðr, 32; jörð tekr við ölðri, Hm. 138; óminnis hegri sá er yfir ölðrum þrumir, 12; gera ölðr, vitnis ölðr, the ‘wolf’s ale,’ i. e. blood, Lex. Poët.

öldr (ǫldr): COMPDS: ölðrhús, ölðrmál.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

n.: neuter.

Cod.: Codex.

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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