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Ekkill

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 ekkill

m. a widower, akin to the preceding; freq. in mod. use; that no reference from an old writer is on record seems to be a mere accident.

2 ekkill

II. poët. name of a sea-king, Edda (Gl.): botan., Ekkilsjurt, Achillaea L., Bb. 3. 75.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ekkill

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

botan.
botanically.
ch
chapter.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)

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