Æzli

Old Norse Dictionary - æzli

Meaning of Old Norse word "æzli" in English.

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

æzli: n. [áta, from eta, át; Dan. aadsel; cp. Germ. aas], carrion; örnu æzli fegna, Gkv. 2. 8; nú er örninn gamli floginn á æzlit, Eb. 188; þar sem nóg er æzlið, Fas. ii. 265 (Ed. ægslað, æxlið, v. l., erroneously).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

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