Ekla
Old Norse Dictionary - ekla
Meaning of Old Norse word "ekla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ekla can mean:ekla
- ekla
- 1. u, f. dearth, want, Sks. 218, v. l.; Vell-ekla, Dearth of Gold, the name of a poem, Hkr.; suml-e., scarcity of drink, Eg. (in a verse): the word is rare in old writers, but still in use in Icel., e. g. hey-e., scarcity of hay; matar-e., dearth of meat; vinnu-fólks-e., scarcity of servants.
- ekla
- 2. adv. scarcely; þeir Helgi tóku e. til matar um kveldit, konungr spurði hvárt þeir væri sjúkir, Fms. v. 317 (απ. λεγ.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚴᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- f.
- feminine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- adv.
- adverb.
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)