Allt

Old Icelandic Dictionary - allt

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "allt" in English.

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

allt Old Icelandic word can mean:

allt
neut. from allr;
allt
1) right up to, all the way;
allt
Brynjólfr gengr ~ at honum, close up to him;
allt
~ norðr um Stað all the way north, round Cape Stað;
allt
2) everywhere;
allt
Sigröðr var konungr ~ um Þrændalög, over all Drontheim;
allt
vóru svírar ~ gulli búnir, all overlaid with gold;
allt
3) already;
allt
vóru ~ komin fyrir hann bréf, warrants of arrest were already awaiting him;
allt
4) of time, all through, until (~ til Jónsvöku);
allt
5) ~ til, ~ of, far too (þú ert ~ of heimskr);
allt
6) ~ at einu, ~ eins, all the same, nevertheless (ek ætla þó útan ~ eins).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛚᛏ

Abbreviations used:

neut.
neuter.

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