Ein-vald
Old Norse Dictionary - ein-vald
Meaning of Old Norse word "ein-vald"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ein-vald can mean:ein-vald
- ein-vald
- n. monarchy, sovereignty, Stj. 499; koma einvaldi á landit, to make the country (i. e. the Icel. Commonwealth) submit to the monarch, Fms. ix. 435; tíundi vetr einvalds hans, the tenth year of his reign, x. 161.
- ein-vald
- COMPDS: einvaldshöfðingi, einvaldskonungr, einvaldsriki.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚾ-ᚢᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)