Elli-lyf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Elli-lyf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 elli-lyf

f. medicine to bar old age, elixir vitae, (mythol.). Haustl. 9, cp. Edda 63.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛚᛚᛁ-ᛚᚢᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
mythol
mythology, mythological.
mythol.
mythology, mythological.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
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