Ætterni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ætterni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ætterni" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ætterni: ætterni, n. 1) Herkomst; sygnskr, suðr-eyskr at ætterni Vatsd. 7 (151). 40 (6311);telja ætterni til e-s dvs. regne sin Her- komst fra en, Fm. X, 389. 2) Slægt, Familie, de dertil hørende Personer; varþar nökkut ætterni hans Fm. X, 3915;þar var ok mikit ætterni hans umFoldina OH. 304; eigi er þat siðr ætt-ernis várs at gefa ok taka aptr Bær.9332; þar er ætterni hans alt dvs. der har han hele sin Slægt, Eg. 12 (234).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᛏᛏᚽᚱᚿᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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