Elfar-kvíslir
Old Norse Dictionary - elfar-kvíslir
Meaning of Old Norse word "elfar-kvíslir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- elfar-kvíslir
- f. pl. the arms of the Gotha, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, ix. 274; used of the mouths of the Nile, Edda 148 (pref.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᚠᛅᚱ-ᚴᚢᛁᛋᛚᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- pref.
- preface.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)