Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ætterni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 ætterni

n. family, descent, extraction; ætterni mitt ok mik sjálfan it sama, Fm. 4; telja æ. til e-s, to reckon one’s pedigree from, Fms. x. 389; ekki var margra manna vitorð á hans æ. (origin), 391: þar var nokkvot æ. hans (family), id.; suðr í Fjörðum, þar er æ. hans allt, Eg. 50, Ó. H. 30. ætternis-stapi, a, m. a mythical name of a rock; for this legend see Gautr. S. ch. 1, 2, cp. Pliny’s Hist. Nat. iv. ch. 12.

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Runic Inscription

ætterni

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gautr.: Gautreks Saga. (C. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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