Elsku-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - elsku-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "elsku-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- elsku-ligr
- adj. loving; e. alvara, warm affection. Fms. iii. 63, K. Á. 22: dear, beloved, þitt e. andlit, 655 xxxii. 7; e. sonr, Th. 7; var henni mjök e., Fms. i. 81; ἀγαπητός of the n. T. is usually rendered by elskuligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛋᚴᚢ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)