ǫðlask

Old Norse

Alternative forms

óðlask

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *ōþalōną.

Verb

ǫðlask

to gain possession of property.

Descendants

Icelandic: öðlast
Norwegian: odla, odle
Swedish: odla
- → Danish: odle (obsolete)
→ Old English: edlēan
- Middle English: addlen, adlen
  - English: addle

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