Elska
Old Icelandic Dictionary - elskaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "elska" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
elska Old Icelandic word can mean:
- elska
- I)
- elska
- (að), v. to love (hann ~ði ekki annat goð meir en Frey);
- elska
- refl., ~st at e-m, to grow fond of; recipr., to love one another (höfðu þau Jón ~zt frá barnœsku).
- elska
- II)
- elska
- f. love (= ást); hafa elsku á e-m, to love one; leggja elsku á e-n or við e-n, to take a fancy for, to fall in love with one.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛋᚴᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- f.
- feminine.
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