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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