ǫlr
See also: alr
Old Norse
Adjective
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
Strong declension of ǫlr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ǫlr | ǫl | ǫlt |
accusative | ǫlvan | ǫlva | ǫlt |
dative | ǫlum | ǫlri | ǫlu |
genitive | ǫls | ǫlrar | ǫls |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ǫlvir | ǫlvar | ǫl |
accusative | ǫlva | ǫlvar | ǫl |
dative | ǫlum | ǫlum | ǫlum |
genitive | ǫlra | ǫlra | ǫlra |
Weak declension of ǫlr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ǫlvi | ǫlva | ǫlva |
accusative | ǫlva | ǫlu | ǫlva |
dative | ǫlva | ǫlu | ǫlva |
genitive | ǫlva | ǫlu | ǫlva |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ǫlu | ǫlu | ǫlu |
accusative | ǫlu | ǫlu | ǫlu |
dative | ǫlum | ǫlum | ǫlum |
genitive | ǫlu | ǫlu | ǫlu |
Related terms
- ǫl n (“ale”)
References
- ölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, a variant of *alizō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (“alder”).
Noun
ǫlr m
- alder (tree)
Alternative forms
- elri, elrir, órir
Descendants
- 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
- ölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.