Ylfingar
Old Norse Dictionary - ylfingar
Meaning of Old Norse word "ylfingar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ylfingar
- m. pl. [A. S. Wylfingas], the name of an ancient mythical royal family, Hdl. 11, Hkv. 1. 5, 34, 48, Edda 105, Sæm. 109, where = Völsungar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᚠᛁᚾᚴᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Sæm.
- Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)