Úlfaldi
Old Norse Dictionary - úlfaldiMeaning 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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