ǫlr
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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.