Sjálf-vili

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-vili

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-vili" in English.

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

sjálf-vili
a, m. free-will; með (at) sjálfvilja, of one’s own will, Eg. 8, 424, Fbr. 181, MS. 625. 67, Stj. 632.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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