Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ekkju-sonr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 ekkju-sonr

m. a widow’s son, 656 A. ii. In Edda 108 there is a distinction between hæll, a widow whose husband is slain, and ekkja, the widow of one who died a natural death; hæll is merely a poët. word and obsolete, but ekkja is in full use. In old poetry ekkja is used = a lass, girl, cp. Lapp. akka = Lat. mulier; cp. also Lex. Poët.

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Runic Inscription

ekkju-sonr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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