Definitions
Definitions
1 al-eyða
1. n, f. devastation, esp. by fire and sword; göra aleyðu, to turn into a wilderness, Fms. xi. 42, Hkr. iii. 141.
2 al-eyða
2. adj. ind. altogether waste, empty, void of people; a. af mönnum, Hkr. i. 98, ii. 197; brennir ok görir a. landit, burns and makes the land an utter waste, Hkr. i. 39; sumir lágu úti á fjöllum, svá at a. vóru bæirnir eptir, some lay out on the fells, so that the dwellings were utterly empty and wasted behind them, Sturl. iii. 75.
3 al-eyða
3. dd, to devastate, Karl. 370.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
al-eyða
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "al-eyða" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).