Ölr

Old Norse Dictionary - ölr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ölr" (or ǫlr) in English.

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

ölr Old Norse word can mean:

ölr (ǫlr)
1. adj. worse for ale, worse for drink; ölr ek varð, varð ek ofr-ölvi, Hm. 13; ölr ertú Loki, LS. 47, Gm. 51; ölum stilli, Ýt.: allit., eigi veit hvaðan óðr eða ölr kemr at, a saying, Sturl. iii. 183.
ölr (ǫlr)
2. m. = elrir, [Norweg. or, older, elle; A. S. alr; Engl. alder; Lat. alnus]:—a kind of tree, the alder-tree, Karl. 196; ölr vanga, poët. the hair, Edda ii. 500; öls blakkr, the wolf, Lex. poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
Lat.
Latin.
Norweg.
Norwegian.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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