Tölu-eyrir

Old Norse Dictionary - tölu-eyrir

Meaning of Old Norse word "tölu-eyrir" (or tǫlu-eyrir) in English.

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

tölu-eyrir (tǫlu-eyrir)
m. an ounce’s worth on the standard of quantity (not of weight), N. G. L. i. 244.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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