Öln-liðr
Old Norse Dictionary - öln-liðrMeaning of Old Norse word "öln-liðr" (or ǫln-liðr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öln-liðr (ǫln-liðr)
- also úlfliðr (q. v.), sounded unliðr, the ‘ell-joint,’ i. e. the wrist, see p. 668, col. 2, and Maurer’s Volksagen, 192.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öln-liðr may be more accurately written as ǫln-liðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᚾ-ᛚᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.