Ylgr

Old Norse Dictionary - ylgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ylgr" in English.

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

ylgr Old Norse word can mean:

ylgr: f., gen. ylgjar, dat. acc. ylgi; pl. ylgjar: a she-wolf, Edda i. 478; ylgr gékk á ná, Jd.; kom þar ylgr ein, sjá en sama ylgr … tungan gékk ór ylginni, Fas. i. 125, 126; ylgjar-barn, ylgjar-áttbogi, a wolf’s brood, breed; ylgjar sultr, fyllr, tafn, Lex. Poët.; láta eigi ylgi (acc. sing.) fasta, Km.; ala blóði byrsta ylgi (acc. sing.), Edda (Ht.)

ylgr: 2. metaph., einaga ylgr, the nickname of a termagant, or shrew, Bjarn. (in a verse); er hann var grimmr sjálfr, en hann hafði þá konu fengit, er ek veit mesta ylgi á Norðrlönd komið hafa, þá var honum þess ván, at hann mundi úlf undir fæða en ekki héra, Mirm. 159 (Ed. Mr. Kölbing, 1872).

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

sing.: singular.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Jd.: Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)

Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)

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