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ǫlr

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See also: alr

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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ǫlr

  1. 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. []
Declension
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  • ǫl n (ale)

References

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  • ölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, a variant of *alizō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (alder).

Noun

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ǫlr m

  1. alder (tree)
Alternative forms
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Descendants
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  • 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

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  • ölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.