Eilífr
See also: eilífr
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalībaʀ) or *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalībaʀ). From Proto Germanic Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) or *aiwaz (“always, eternity”), and *lībą (“life”) with added masculine -aʀ (akin to Leifr m from leif f).[1][2]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEilífr m (genitive Eilífs)
- a male given name. Sometimes romanised to Eilif
Declension
edit Declension of Eilífr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Icelandic: Eilífur
- Faroese: Eilívur
- Norwegian: Eiliv, Eilev (the latter also from Eileifr)
- Old Swedish: Elif, Elf
- Old Danish: Elif
- → Danish: Ejlif
References
edit- ^ Entry “Æilīfʀ” in: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).
- ^ Entry “ÆilífR” at Nordic Names Wiki. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse given names
- Old Norse male given names
- Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns