Ein-vald

Old Norse Dictionary - ein-vald

Meaning of Old Norse word "ein-vald" in English.

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

ein-vald Old Norse word can mean:

ein-vald: n. monarchy, sovereignty, Stj. 499; koma einvaldi á landit, to make the country (i. e. the Icel. Commonwealth) submit to the monarch, Fms. ix. 435; tíundi vetr einvalds hans, the tenth year of his reign, x. 161.

ein-vald: COMPDS: einvaldshöfðingi, einvaldskonungr, einvaldsriki.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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