Eiliv

Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Eilev also from non Eileifr nn Eilif newer borrowing from the Old Norse written form Etymology From nn non Eilífr, from nn gmq-pro *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᛁᛒᚨᛉ or gmq-pro *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᛁᛒᚨᛉ. Cognate with fo Eilívur, is Eilífur and sv Eliv. Pronunciation nn /²ɛɪːlɪv/ [²ɛ̝ɪ̯ːlɪʋ] [²æɪ̯ːlɪʋ] [²a̝ɪ̯ːlɪʋ] newer, from the Old Norse spelling /²ɛɪːlɪf/ Proper noun m nn male Old Norse nn Eilivane i Naustdal the Eilivs of Naustdal (a powerful family in the 13th and 14th century) nn 1900 w:Snorri Sturluson Steinar Schjøtt Kongesogur Stenersen Kristiania 284 https://www.nb.no/items/0a340d8fb0f5b0a51de0b3355b9934d9?page=335 Daa han sette seg ned, stod Eiliv upp og tok til orde, men i de same stod Tore Lange upp og drog sverde og hogg Eiliv i halsen, so hovude gjekk av. When he sat down, Eiliv stood up and began to speak, but in the same moment, Tore Lange stood up, pulled his sword and hewed Eiliv in the neck, so his head fell off. nn 1864 Karl Jónsson Eirik M. Torvaldsson Sommer Trondheim At Jacob Andersen’s widow Saga um Sverre Magnus Sigurdsson, Noregs Konung The Saga of Sverre Magnus Sigurdsson, King of Norway 65–66 https://www.nb.no/items/d42ff76cfff0e89534fe022335167aa3?page=75 Konungen sende eit annat Brev imot, som let so: „So framt du, Magnus Konung, gjerer Havle mein elder Skade, daa skal eg lata drepa Eiliv Eplastong, Skudo-Eirik og Eindride Slandre fyre dykker; fyre di deira Søner ero med dykker, Tore Knapp, Son hans Eindride, Ulv Kverre, Eiriks Son, Gunna, Eilivs Son; slik Daudahaatt skula dei hava, som de gjeva Havle; og detta skal Øyolv gjera.” The King caused another letter to be written, in which he said, “If you, King Magnus, do harm or hurt to Afli, I will slay Eilif Eplastong, Skudu-Eirik, and Eindridi Slandri. You have with you their sons: Thori Knapp, Eindridi’s son; Ulf Kneiti, Eirik’s son; and Gunnar, Eiliv’s son. The death you inflict on Afli, such shall they die, at the hands of Eyolf.” nn 3rd August 1510 DN 3.1050 Asdal https://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.cgi?b=3340&s=n&str= Ollom monnom them som thetta bref see eller høyra helser jek [Orm] Anundzson presther a Skeide i Bamble Eiliff Gudulfson Hauord Haluardzson logretesmen ther All men, them who this letter see or hear, I, [Orm] Anundsson, priest in Skeide in Bamble; Eiliv Gudulvsson; Håvard Halvardsson, lay judge, greet you https://web.archive.org/web/20250124042204/https://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.cgi?b=3340&s=n&str= 24 January 2025 nn 19th April 1465 DN 2.856 Oslo https://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.cgi?b=1980&s=n&str= Ollom monnom þeim som þetta breeff see æder høyra heilsa wii Eilifer Yriensson Pædher Nielsson prebendati at domkirkionne i Oslo Biorn Guttormsson oc Alfer Þorbiornsson borghara oc swornæ logrettissmen All men, them who this letter see or hear, we, Eiliv Yrjansson; Per Nilsson, prebendary at the cathedral in Oslo; Bjørn Gudtormsson and Alv Torbjørnsson, citizens and sworn lay judges, greet https://web.archive.org/web/20250124042246/https://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.cgi?b=1980&s=n&str= 24 January 2025 Usage notes As with many other Old Norse-derived names, the <f> in nn non Eilífr has been misinterpreted as /f/ and influenced the modern pronunciation of the name (whence also the spelling nn Eilif). Compare nn Rolv, nn Toralv and nn Leidulv occasionally pronounced with /f/. Eilivs References 85 Eiliv m 176 29th November