Ynglingr

Old Norse Dictionary - ynglingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ynglingr" in English.

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

ynglingr Old Norse word can mean:

ynglingr
m., mod. unglingr, [Dan. yngling; Germ. jüngling], a young person, youth, Karl. 152.
ynglingr
II. prob. from a different root, the pr. name of a mythical family, believed to be descended from Odin, to which the kings of Norway traced back their pedigree, Edda, Hdl., Hkr. i. 16, 24, Íb. (fine); Ynglinga tal, the pedigree of the. Ynglings, a poem, Hkr. i; see List of Authors: Ynglinga-saga, the Saga of the Y., see Hkr. (the name of this Saga is not found in old vellums; in Hkr. (pref.) it is called ‘æfi Ynglinga;’ cp. the Ingaevones of Tacitus).

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
pr.
proper, properly.
pref.
preface.
prob.
probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
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