Ellifu

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ellifu

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ellifu

mod. ellefu, ord. numb., the Goth. ainlif; A. S. ellefne; Engl. eleven; Germ. eilf; Swed. elfva; Dan. elleve:—‘lif’ is an obsolete word, denoting ten, so that ‘eleven, twelve’ are formed just like thirteen, fourteen, etc.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛚᛚᛁᚠᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

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