Elsk-hugi

Old Norse Dictionary - elsk-hugi

Meaning of Old Norse word "elsk-hugi" in English.

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

elsk-hugi: or elsk-ogi, a, m. [Swed. älskog; Dan. elskov], love, Edda 21; vináttu ok elskhuga, Stj. 8; ástúð ok e., 130, Bev. 8 (Fr.); elskugi (ælskugi), Barl. 6: a sweetheart, minn sæti herra ok ágætr elskugi (my love), Fb. i. 514.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bev.: Bevus Saga. (G. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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