Ofrölvi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofrölvi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofrölvi" (or ofrǫlvi) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ofrölvi (ofrǫlvi): ofrölvi, adj. overstadig beruset, øllet (eg.som har drukket for meget Øl); ölr ekvarð, varð ofrölvi at ins fróða Fjalars;því er öldr baztr, at aptr of heimtirhverr sítt geð gumi Hm. 13 (14).

Part of speech: adj

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, ofrölvi may be more accurately written as ofrǫlvi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᚱᚯᛚᚠᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.: Adjectiv.

eg.: egentlig.

m.: Masculin.

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