Elfr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - elfr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "elfr" in English.

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

elfr
(gen. elfar, dat. and acc. elfi), f. river; esp. as prop. name in Saxelfr, the Elbe; Gautelfr or Elfr, the river Gotha (in Sweden); Raumelfr (in Norway).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᚠᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.

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