Einga-vinr
Old Norse Dictionary - einga-vinrMeaning of Old Norse word "einga-vinr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- einga-vinr
- m. an only friend, bosom friend, Nj. 77. In mod. usage einka- (q. v.) is used instead of einga-, which is an obsolete form; and even in old MSS. both forms occur, e. g. Stj. (l. c.), v. l.: Þiðr. 130 spells ‘einka-,’ and it even occurs in old vellums as 623, p. 41; einka-sonr, Luke vii. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚾᚴᛅ-ᚢᛁᚾᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)