Bjálfi

Old Norse Dictionary - bjálfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "bjálfi" in English.

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

bjálfi Old Norse word can mean:

bjálfi: bjálbi, a, m. a fur, skin, Fms. v. 207, 236; esp. in the cornpds hrein-bjálfi, geit-bjálbi, flug-bjiálbi, Haustl. 12. Etym. uncertain, perh. a Slav. word.

bjálfi: 2. used as a pr. name, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

perh.: perhaps.

Slav.: Slavonic.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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