Eilífr

See also: eilífr

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Æilīfʀ
ᛅᛁᛚᛁᚠᛦ (ailifʀ), ᛅᛁᛚᛁᚠᚱ (ailifr), ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ (elifr) — runic

Etymology edit

From 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 edit

(9th century West Norse) IPA^(key): [ˈæi̯ːliːβɹ̝]
(12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): [ˈɛi̯ːliːvr̩]

Proper noun edit

Eilífr m (genitive Eilífs)

a male given name. Sometimes romanised to Eilif

Declension edit

Declension of Eilífr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite
nominative	Eilífr
accusative	Eilíf
dative	Eilífi
genitive	Eilífs

Related terms edit

Eileifr, Eiláfr

Descendants edit

Icelandic: Eilífur
Faroese: Eilívur
Norwegian: Eiliv, Eilev (the latter also from Eileifr)
Old Swedish: Elif, Elf
- Swedish: Eliv, Elov, Elof, Elver, Elv, Älffer
  - → German: Elov
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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