Elfarbakki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - elfarbakki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "elfarbakki" in Norwegian.

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

elfarbakki
elfarbakki, m. Elvebanke, Banke ved enElvs Bred (jvf bakki 1, árbakki); bru-ges om Saxelvens eller Elbens Bred Bær. 8637. 878. 8921; er Navn paa etSted i Lýsidal, som maa søges underHofvin ved Onstadsund (forhen Færgestedover Glommen), EJb. 141 fg. aar det Fm. IX, 274 heder: er þeir kómu fyrirelfarbakka (&vl elfarkvíslir), þá lögðuþeir í hina eystri kvíslina, da visersaavel Sammenhængen som Varianten,at elfarbakki her betegner den Land-strækning, som gjennemstrømmes af elfrin(jvf Ignarbakki), og i samme Betyd-ning maa det da ogsaa være brugt iOrdene: þeir fóru austr - til Hornbora-þings ok svá austr til ElfarbakkaFm. IX, 26913.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛚᚠᛆᚱᛒᛆᚴᚴᛁ
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:

fg.
følgende.
m.
Masculin.

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