Einkum
Old Norse Dictionary - einkum
Meaning of Old Norse word "einkum"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word einkum can mean:einkum
- einkum
- dat. used as adv. ‘unco,’ chiefly, especially, Landn. 282, Fms. xi. 25, viii. 102, Fs. 21, K. Þ. K. 162.
- einkum
- 2. = einkar, very; e. góð, Hom. 111; e. vel, 655 xxx. 7; e. lítið, Sks. 188; e. bezt, Mork. 79.
- einkum
- 3. particularly, Fms. xi. 45, 127.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚾᚴᚢᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- dat.
- dative.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)