Æ

Old Icelandic Dictionary - æ

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "æ" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

æ Old Icelandic word can mean:

æ
I)
æ
interj. ah! o! oh! (denoting pain).
æ
II)
æ
adv.
æ
1) aye, ever, always (við vín eitt Óðinn æ lifir); æ ok æ, for ever and ever; æ jafnan, forever and aye;
æ
2) with compar.; gljúfrin vóru æ því breiðari er ofarr dró, the ravine became ever the broader the higher one went up; æ sem fyrst, the soonest possible;
æ
3) never (æ menn hann sjálfan um sjá).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
compar.
comparative.
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