Inni

Old Norse Dictionary - inni

Meaning of Old Norse word "inni" in English.

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

inni Old Norse word can mean:

inni: 1. adv. in-doors, denoting remaining in a place; bæinn ok lið þat allt er inni var, Fms. i. 12, Fs. 42; úti eðr inni, Grág. ii. 19, Eg. 407; brenna inni, to be burnt to death in a house, Nj. 285: in one’s house, ef göngumaðr verðr dauðr inni at manns, Grág. i. 191; hafa brullaup, veizlu inni, to hold a wedding, a feast at one’s home, 333; hafa boð inni, id., Nj. 24, 152.

inni: 2. n. [Engl. inn], an inn, abode, home; engin hendi né hitti sitt inni, Eg. 390; gengu síðan aptr í bæinn, ok til sama innis, and to the same house, Fms. viii. 108; ná sínu inni, to get home, Fas. ii. 327; til þess innis er heilagr Blasius var í, Blas. 39; ek hefi gört þat, at brenna innin fyrir þeim, Hkr. ii. 343.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

v.: vide.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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