Æfin-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - æfin-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "æfin-ligr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

æfin-ligr Old Norse word can mean:

æfin-ligr
adj. (euenligr, Stj. 7), everlasting, Fms. x. 114, Stj. 46, 279; land ok þegna ok æfinligan skatt, Fms. x. 114; chiefly in a secular sense, eilífr being used in a spiritual and eccl. sense.
æfin-ligr
2. lasting for life; skal sú skyld vera æfinlig, ok svá eigi síðr eptir þinn dag, Fær. 25.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛁᚾ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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