Yfir-konungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Yfir-konungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 yfir-konungr

m. an ‘over-king,’ supreme king; vera y. bræðra sinna, Fms. i. 8; y. á Írlandi, x. 415; y. flestra annarra at ríki ok auðæfum, vii. 95; y. í Noregi, Fb. ii. 37; þó var Knútr konungr y. allra þeirra, Fms. xi. 201; Julius Cæsar var fyrstr Romverja y. alls heims, Ver. 39, Rb. 398, 412.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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