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Eileifr
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Old Norse
Alternative forms
non Æilæifʀ
non ᛅᛁᛚᛅᛁᚠᛦ ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ ᛁᛚᛂᚠᚱ runic
Etymology
Likely from non gmq-pro *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ or gmq-pro *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ, whence also non Eiláfr. From Proto Germanic non gem-pro *ainaz one or gem-pro *aiwaz always, eternity, and non gem-pro *laibō remnant with added masculine gmq-pro -aʀ Latn (akin to non -lífr m from non líf n).Entry “Æilæifʀ” in: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).Entry “ÆilæifR” at Nordic Names Wiki. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
Pronunciation
non /ˈɛilɛivr̩/ 12th century Icelandic
Proper noun
m Eileifs
non male
Declension
sing-indef Eileif
Descendants
is Eileifur
no - nn 1 Eileiv Eilev
gmq-osw Elef Elof
sv Elov Elof
de Elov 1
gmq-oda Elef
da Elef 1
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