Alls

Old Norse Dictionary - alls

Meaning of Old Norse word "alls" in English.

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

alls: and als, conj. [Ulf. allis = γάρ; Engl. as, contr. = als; cp. the consecutive als in Grimm D. W. sub voce, col. 257 sqq.], as, while, since; freq. in Lex. Poët. in old poets, less freq. in old prose writers, rare in the classics of the 13th century: used four times in the treatise of Thorodd,—alls hann sjálfr er hebreskr stafr, Skálda 167; alls vér erum einnar tungu, 161; alls engi grein er enn á gör, 162; alls þeir höfðu áðr allir eitt hljóð, 166,—and as often in the old Heiðarv. S.—alls þú ert góðr drengr kallaðr, Ísl. ii. 366; alls Barði var eigi bítr á fébætr, 386; alls þú rekr þitt erendi, 483; alls þú hefir þó hér til nokkorar ásjá ætlað, Ld. 42; alls þeir máttu ekki sínum vilja fram koma, Boll. 348; alls hann trúir mér til, FS. (Hallfr. S.) 90: alls þú hefir þó áðr giptu til mín sótt, FmS. v. 254; alls þeir höfðu frítt lið, viii. 362 . With the addition of ‘er’ (at); en þó, alls er þú ert svá þráhaldr á þínu máli, FmS. i. 305; alls er ek reyni, at…, as I …, ii. 262, (Grág. i. 142 is a false reading = allt), FaS. ii. 283: with addition of ‘þó,’ alls þó hefir þetta með meirum fádæmum gengið, heldr en hvert annara, þá vil ek …, but considering that…, Band. 32 new Ed.; cp. Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

conj.: conjunction.

contr.: contracted.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hallfr. S.: Hallfreðar Saga. (D. II.)

Heiðarv. S.: Heiðarvíga Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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