Ættar-nafn

Old Norse Dictionary - ættar-nafn

Meaning of Old Norse word "ættar-nafn" in English.

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

ættar-nafn
n. an hereditary title; nú vil ek beiða ættarnafns af yðr (viz. king’s title), Fms. vi. 54: a family name, but not in the mod. Engl. sense, which was unknown to the ancients.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
viz.
namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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