Epli

Old Norse Dictionary - epli

Meaning of Old Norse word "epli" in English.

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

epli Old Norse word can mean:

epli: n. [A. S. æppel; Engl. apple; Swed. äple; Dan. æble; O. H. G. aphol; mod. Germ. apfel]:—an apple, FmS. xi. 9, Rb. 346; it occurs even in old poems, Skm. 19, 20; cp. Edda 17, the apples of Idunna, of which the gods ate and became young again, cp. also VölS. S. ch. 2; Heljar e., the apple of death, Ísl. ii. 351 (in a verse).

epli: COMPDS: eplaát, eplagarðr, eplakyn, eplastöng.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Völs. S.: Völsunga Saga. (C. II.)

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