INNI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

INNI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 INNI

1. adv. in-doors, denoting remaining in a place; bæinn ok lið þat allt er inni var, Fms. i. 12, Fs. 42; úti eðr inni, Grág. ii. 19, Eg. 407; brenna inni, to be burnt to death in a house, Nj. 285: in one’s house, ef göngumaðr verðr dauðr inni at manns, Grág. i. 191; hafa brullaup, veizlu inni, to hold a wedding, a feast at one’s home, 333; hafa boð inni, id., Nj. 24, 152.

2 INNI

2. n. [Engl. inn], an inn, abode, home; engin hendi né hitti sitt inni, Eg. 390; gengu síðan aptr í bæinn, ok til sama innis, and to the same house, Fms. viii. 108; ná sínu inni, to get home, Fas. ii. 327; til þess innis er heilagr Blasius var í, Blas. 39; ek hefi gört þat, at brenna innin fyrir þeim, Hkr. ii. 343.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚾᚾᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Blas.
Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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