æfinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

æfinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 æfinn

or ævins, adj. [= Goth. aiweins = αἰώνιος], everlasting; prefixed in allit. phrases, um aldr ok ævins-daga, life-days, D. N. v. 533; til ævins skiptis, everlasting division, D. N.; aldr-sáttr ok æfin-sáttr. i. 200; aldar trygðar ok æfin-trygðar, Grág.; æfin-rúnar ok aldr-rúnar, life-runes, the mysteries of life, Rm.; æfin-lengd ok ellidómr, life’s length and age, Stj. 65; cp. also æfinligr.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Goth.: Gothic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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