Ölfuss

Old Norse Dictionary - ölfuss

Meaning of Old Norse word "ölfuss" (or ǫlfuss) in English.

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

ölfuss Old Norse word can mean:

ölfuss (ǫlfuss): n. a nickname, Landn.

ölfuss (ǫlfuss): II. the name of a county in Icel., id. (mod. Olves), whence Olfusingar, m. pl. the men from O.; Ölfusinga kyn, the genealogy of the O., a historical or genealogical work, Landn.: Ölfus-á, the Olfus water: Ölfus-vatn = the mod. Thingvalla-vatn, Ísl. ii. (Harð. S.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Harð. S.: Harðar Saga. (D. II.)

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