Elli

Meaning of Old Norse word "elli"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word elli can mean:elli

elli

f. indecl. [Dan. ælde], ‘eld,’ old age; the saying, öllum hefir elli á kné komit, old age has brought all on their knees, cp. the tale in Edda 33, 34, where the old giantess Elli wrestles with Thor, whence in poetry she is called ‘the antagonist of Thor,’ Eg. (in a verse); engi hefir sá orðit …, at eigi komi ellin öllum til falls, Edda 34; fyrir elli sakar, Eg. 107; eigi er þat síðr en elli …, Nj. 171.

elli

COMPDS: ellibelgr, ellibjúgr, ellidagar, ellidauðr, ellidómr, elligamall, elliglöp, ellihamr, ellihrumr, ellihærur, ellikarl, ellilyf, ellimóðr, ellisjúkr, ellistoð, ellitíð, ellivafur, ellivam, elliþokki.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements