Ólga

Old Norse Dictionary - ólga

Meaning of Old Norse word "ólga" in English.

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

ólga: u, f. [akin to válgr (?), changing vá into ó]:—a swell, swelling, esp. of water; sævar ólga, the swell of the sea, Fas. ii. 378, freq. in mod. usage; cp. also ylgja = the rolling, of waves. ólgu-sjór, a rolling swell of sea.

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

Similar entries:

Ólga (I)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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