Ekkju-nafn
Old Norse Dictionary - ekkju-nafn
Meaning of Old Norse word "ekkju-nafn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ekkju-nafn
- n. a widow’s name, widowhood, FaS. i. 223, Am. 98 (MS. ekkiunam clearly a false reading = namn).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚴᚴᛁᚢ-ᚾᛅᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)