Elsku-váttr
Old Norse Dictionary - elsku-váttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "elsku-váttr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- elsku-váttr
- m. a love token. Elska never occurs as a verb or noun in old heathen poets; Arnor is the first poet on record who uses it; old writers prefer using ást; with Christianity, and esp. since the Reformation, it gained ground; ἀγαπαν of the n. T. is usually rendered by elska (to love) and ἀγάπη by elska (love) or kærleiki (chanty); so, mann-elska, humanity, kindness.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛋᚴᚢ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. T.
- New Testament.