Old Norse Dictionary Entry

æfinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 æfinn

or ævins, adj. [= Goth. aiweins = αἰώνιος], everlasting; prefixed in allit. phrases, um aldr ok ævins-daga, life-days, D. N. v. 533; til ævins skiptis, everlasting division, D. N.; aldr-sáttr ok æfin-sáttr. i. 200; aldar trygðar ok æfin-trygðar, Grág.; æfin-rúnar ok aldr-rúnar, life-runes, the mysteries of life, Rm.; æfin-lengd ok ellidómr, life’s length and age, Stj. 65; cp. also æfinligr.

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Runic Inscription

æfinn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "æfinn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Goth.: Gothic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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