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Eilífr
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eilífr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
non Æilīfʀ
non ᛅᛁᛚᛁᚠᛦ ᛅᛁᛚᛁᚠᚱ ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ runic
Etymology
From non gmq-pro *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᛁᛒᚨᛉ *aiwalībaʀ or gmq-pro *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᛁᛒᚨᛉ *ainalībaʀ. From non gem-pro *aiwaz always, eternity or gem-pro *ainaz one, and gem-pro *lībą life with added masculine gmq-pro -aʀ Latn (akin to non Leifr m from non leif f).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.
Pronunciation
non [ˈæi̯ːliːβɹ̝] 9th century West Norse
non [ˈɛi̯ːliːvr̩] 12th century Icelandic
Proper noun
m Eilífs
non male Eilif
Declension
sing-indef Eilíf
Related terms
non Eileifr, nn Eiláfr
Descendants
is Eilífur
fo Eilívur
no 1 nn Eiliv Eilev the latter also from nn Eileifr Ellev
gmq-osw Elif Elf
sv Eliv Elov Elof Elver Elv Älffer
de Elov 1
gmq-oda Elif
da Ejlif 1
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