Oldnordisk ordbogsopslag

Embla

Oldnordisk ordbogsopslag

Definitioner

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1 Embla

(in Ub. spelt Emla), u, f. a mythol. word, which only occurs in Vsp. 17; and hence in Edda (where it is said that the gods found two lifeless trees, the askr (ash) and the embla; of the ash they made man, of the embla woman), it is a question what kind of tree the embla was; some suggest a metathesis, qs. emla from ahnr, elm, but the compound emblu-askr, in one of Egil’s poems, seems to shew that the embla was in some way related to the ash.

Lignende ord

Runeindskrift

Embla

Mulig runeindskrift i yngre futhark

Rune-teksten ovenfor repræsenterer det oldnordiske ord "Embla" som det kunne findes i runeindskrifter fra vikingetiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).

Anvendte forkortelser

Almindelige forkortelser

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mythol: mythology, mythological.
mythol.: mythology, mythological.
p.: page.
qs.: quasi.

Værker & Forfattere

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Ub.: Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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