Ölvaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - ölvaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ölvaðr" (or ǫlvaðr) in English.

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

ölvaðr (ǫlvaðr)
part. worse for drink, Fms. xi. 424, passim.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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