Úlfaldi

Old Norse Dictionary - úlfaldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "úlfaldi" in English.

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

úlfaldi
a, m. [Ulf. ulbandus = κάμηλος; A. S. olfend; Hel. olvunt; O. H. G. olpente; from the Gr. ἐλεφάς, -άντος, although in an altered sense]:—a camel, Stj., Greg. passim; the word occurs as the nickname of a man early in the 11th century, FmS. vi. (Brynjólfr úlfaldi); it is still in full use in Icel., hægra er úlfaldanum at ganga í gegnum nálar-augað enn ríkum manni at komast í Guðs ríki, Luke xviii. 25; hann tók tíu úlfalda … af síns herra úlföldum … hún segir drekk þá, eg vil og gefa þínum úlföldum að drekka, Gen. xxiv. The word ‘camel’ has never been adopted in the Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
Hel.
Heliand.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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