Ei

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ei

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ei" in Norwegian.

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

ei: ei, adv. & conj. 1) altid, stedse, = ey, æ.Leif. 229. 420; Elucid. 728; Homil.11225; Hom. 6224; æ þat er veinankallat, er ok ey eða ei þat, er aldregiþrýtr SE. II, 50; ei ok ei d. s. i for-stærket Betydning Heilag. I, 22814; Hom. 3. 22. 263; Homil. 8435. 2) ikke, = eigi(som aldri for aldrigi, fr. rien for ne-rien).Hom. 38; Alex. 54. 67. 121; Mag. 88;Rb. 119; Str. 45. 52; DN. II, 325. III,8016. IV, 3610. 141. 346.

Part of speech: adv conj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛁ
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:

adv.: Adverbium.

conj.: Conjuntion.

f.: Feminin.

fr.: fransk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.