Ölskál

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ölskál

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ölskál" (or ǫlskál) in Norwegian.

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

ölskál (ǫlskál)
ölskál, f. Skaal hvoraf man drikker Øleller anden stærk Drik; umdu ölskálirAtla vínhöfgar, þá er í höll samanHúnar töldusk Ghe. 34; styrr varð íranni, stukku ölskálir, í blóði bragnarlágu Hamd. 24.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᛚᛋᚴᛆᛚ
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:

f.
Feminin.

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