ǫlr
See also: alr
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
ǫlr
- drunk
- 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 25:
- […] Ok umráð / at ǫlum stilli
hǫfuð heiptrœkt / at hilmi dró. […]- […] And a hate-filled head / brought a plot
against the drunk ruler, / against the prince. […]
- […] And a hate-filled head / brought a plot
- 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 25:
Declension edit
Strong declension of ǫlr
Weak declension of ǫlr
Related terms edit
- ǫl n (“ale”)
References edit
- ölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, a variant of *alizō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (“alder”).
Noun edit
ǫlr m
- alder (tree)
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: ölur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: older m or f, or m or f
- Norwegian Bokmål: older m or f, or m or f
- Old Swedish: al
- Swedish: al
References edit
- ölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.