Yfir-konungr

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-konungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-konungr" in English.

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

yfir-konungr: m. an ‘over-king,’ supreme king; vera y. bræðra sinna, Fms. i. 8; y. á Írlandi, x. 415; y. flestra annarra at ríki ok auðæfum, vii. 95; y. í Noregi, Fb. ii. 37; þó var Knútr konungr y. allra þeirra, Fms. xi. 201; Julius Cæsar var fyrstr Romverja y. alls heims, Ver. 39, Rb. 398, 412.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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