Elli-dauðr
Old Norse Dictionary - elli-dauðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "elli-dauðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- elli-dauðr
- adj. dead (dying) from old age, Nj. 58, Fms. i. 117, Edda 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛚᛁ-ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)