Öllungis

Old Norse Dictionary - öllungis

Meaning of Old Norse word "öllungis" (or ǫllungis) in English.

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

öllungis (ǫllungis): adv. (mod. öldungis, but in old poets made to rhyme with ll):—altogether, quite; öllungis eigi (cp. Lat. omnino non), not at all, Eluc. 13; öllungis kvittr, Dipl. iv. 11, B. K. 121; drýgja allyngis (sic) hans vilja, Hom. 69; öllyngis ei ok ei, 15; öllungis ílla, altogether ill, Ó. H. (in a verse); öllungis allar, quite all, Bjarn. (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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