Elliði

Old Norse Dictionary - elliði

Meaning of Old Norse word "elliði" in English.

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

elliði: a, m. a kind of ship with a high poop, Edda (Gl.), Fas. ii. 5; hence Elliða-ey, f. the name of an island, from its resemblance to these old-fashioned ships, Landn., Kb.; Elliði, a, m. a farm, Korm.; Elliða-Grímr, m., pr. name of a man, Landn., Nj.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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