Olifant
Old Norse Dictionary - olifant
Meaning of Old Norse word "olifant"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- olifant
- m. [for. word; Gr. ἐλέφας; Old Engl. olifaunt], the unicorn, Karl. 386:—the name of a trumpet, Karl., l. c.; skaptið var af olifant-horni, ivory? Karl. 369.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᛁᚠᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- for.
- foreign.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)