Elri

Old Norwegian Dictionary - elri

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "elri" in Norwegian.

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

elri
elri, n. Older, Or, Oretræ, Elle, = alri(svarende til alr II som birki til björk,eiki til eik, eski til askr, espi til ösp).Guðr. 1, 25; SE. II, 453 b2. Deraf de sammensatte Stedsnavne elrissetrí Brúar sókn Mk. 17416; elrisætr (=ellisætir Mk. 1747) = ordeseter Mk.20722. 2082; eldirdalr (for eldridalr) =elridalr (Mk. 21018), nu Erdal ved Lær-dalsfjord i Sogn Mk. 1768. 18628. 18819.18915 jvf elradalr Kalfsk. 17 b9; ølri-kjörr EJb. 34929. Deraf ogsaa Steds-navnet eldrini (jvf eikini, espini) Dn.II, 70713. III, 6466 (82314); EJb. 20510;og med udfaldet l (ligesom Erdal for elridalr): eðrin á Lista Mk. 17412(utvilsomt samme Gaard som kaldes Oðrin (nu Ore) Mk. 1235 fg. 1848); eðriní Árdal Mk. 17411; eðrin í LæradalMk. 17425; jvf eðrin í Sogni Dn. V, 1128.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛚᚱᛁ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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