Öld

Old Icelandic Dictionary - öld

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "öld" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

öld Old Icelandic word can mean:

öld
(gen. aldar, pl. aldir), f.
öld
1) time, age (var ~ hans góð landsfólkinu); of allar aldir, through all ages; at alda øðli, to everlasting possession, for ever;
öld
2) cycle, period; gamla ~, the old cycle;
öld
3) poet., men, people; alda börn, children of men.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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