ǫl

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Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Norse ᚨᛚᚢ (alu), but in any case from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.

Noun

ǫl n (genitive ǫls, dative ǫlvi, plural ǫl)

  1. ale; beer

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: öl
  • Faroese: øl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øl, ol
  • Old Swedish: øl
  • Old Danish: øl
    • Danish: øl
      • Norwegian Bokmål: øl, (obsolete) øll
  • Elfdalian: öl
  • Old Gutnish: öl, ööl

References

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