Ái

Old Norse Dictionary - ái

Meaning of Old Norse word "ái" in English.

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

ái
a, m. [cp. afi and Lat. avus], great-grandfather, answering to Edda, great-grandmother (at present in Icel. langafi and langamma), Rm. 2; föður eðr afa, á. er hinn þriði, Edda 208; see æ, p. 757, col. 1. In Sæm. 118 ai seems to be an exclamatio dolentis, göróttr er drykkrinn, ai! unless ai be here = ái in the sense of father; cp. the reply of Sigmund, láttu grön sía, sonr. In mod. poetry áar in pl. is used in the sense of ancestors; áðr áar fæddust áa (gen. pl.) vorra, Bjarni 71, Eggert (Bb.) I. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
gen.
genitive.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Bjarni
Bjarni Thorarinson.
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
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