Æfinn

Old Norse Dictionary - æfinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "æfinn" in English.

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

æfinn: or ævins, adj. [= Goth. aiweins = αἰώνιος], everlasting; prefixed in allit. phrases, um aldr ok ævins-daga, life-days, D. N. v. 533; til ævins skiptis, everlasting division, D. N.; aldr-sáttr ok æfin-sáttr. i. 200; aldar trygðar ok æfin-trygðar, Grág.; æfin-rúnar ok aldr-rúnar, life-runes, the mysteries of life, Rm.; æfin-lengd ok ellidómr, life’s length and age, Stj. 65; cp. also æfinligr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

cp.: compare.

Goth.: Gothic.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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