ᚬᛚᛅᚢᚠ

ᚬᛚᛅᚢᚠ

Old Norse

Proper noun

ᚬᛚᛅᚢᚠ (olauf)

1. a female given name
   • c. 10th century, inscription B on the Skåäng Runestone:

     ᛋᚴᛅᚾᛘᛅᛚᛋ ᛅᚢᚴ × ᚬᛚᛅᚢᚠ × ᚦᛅᚢ × ᛚᛁᛏᚢ × ᚴᛁᛅᚱᛅ × ᛘᛂᚱᚴᛁ × ᚦᛅᚢᛋᛁ × ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ × ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ × ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᚴᚢᚦ × ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ ᛋᛅᛚᚢ ᚼᛅᚾᛋ

     skanmals auk × olauf × þau × litu × kiara × merki × þausi × eftiʀ × suain × faþur × sin × kuþ × hialbi salu hans

     Skammhals and Ólǫf, they had these landmarks made in memory of Sveinn, their father. May God help his soul.

Descendants

• Icelandic: Ólöf