Ynglingr
Old Norse Dictionary - ynglingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ynglingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ynglingr can mean:ynglingr
- ynglingr
- m., mod. unglingr, [Dan. yngling; Germ. jüngling], a young person, youth, Karl. 152.
- ynglingr
- II. prob. from a different root, the pr. name of a mythical family, believed to be descended from Odin, to which the kings of Norway traced back their pedigree, Edda, Hdl., Hkr. i. 16, 24, Íb. (fine); Ynglinga tal, the pedigree of the. Ynglings, a poem, Hkr. i; see List of Authors: Ynglinga-saga, the Saga of the Y., see Hkr. (the name of this Saga is not found in old vellums; in Hkr. (pref.) it is called ‘æfi Ynglinga;’ cp. the Ingaevones of Tacitus).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚴᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- pref.
- preface.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Íb.
- Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)