Elgr
Old Norse Dictionary - elgrMeaning of Old Norse word "elgr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
elgr Old Norse word can mean:
- elgr
- m., gen. elgs or elgjar, [Lat. alces; O. H. G. elah; Engl. elk], an elk, Gþl. 449, Fms. viii. 31, Fas. i. 54; elgja-gröf, f. an elk pit, a hunting term, D. n.; elgja-veiðr, f. hunting elks, Gþl. 448; elgjar-galgi, a, m., poët. ‘elks-gallow,’ the ice, as elks were hunted on the ice, Stor. 15; but some explain the phrase = tree, cp. Caes. Bell. Gall. vi. 27.
- elgr
- II. deep pools of half-melted ice; akin to ólga, ylgr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
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