Arin-elja

Old Norse Dictionary - arin-elja

Meaning of Old Norse word "arin-elja" in English.

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

arin-elja
u, f. a concubine if kept at home, med. Lat. focaria; the sense defined in N. G. L. i. 356, 16 (Norse).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
Lat.
Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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