Ævi
Old Icelandic Dictionary - æviMeaning of Old Icelandic word "ævi" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
ævi Old Icelandic word can mean:
- ævi
- (gen. ævi), f.
- ævi
- 1) age, time; hann var konungr yfir Nóregi langa ~, for a long time; um aldr ok ~, for ever and ever; alla ~, for all time, ever; in forna (nýja) ~, the old (new) era;
- ævi
- 2) lifetime (helzt þat allt um hans ~);
- ævi
- 3) a life-story, biography = ævisaga (hann ritaði ~ Nóregs konunga).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᛁ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- e-s
- einhvers.
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