"Eileifr" meaning in Old Norse

See Eileifr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛilɛivr̩/ (note: 12th century Icelandic)
Etymology: Likely from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ) or *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalaibaʀ), whence also Eiláfr. From Proto Germanic Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) or *aiwaz (“always, eternity”), and Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”) with added masculine -aʀ (akin to -lífr m from líf n). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gmq-pro|*ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ}} Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ), {{der|non|gem-pro|*ainaz||one}} Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), {{der|non|gem-pro|*laibō||remnant}} Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Eileifr m, {{non-proper noun|m|Eileifs}} Eileifr m (genitive Eileifs) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-a|Eileif|form=sing-indef}}, {{non-decl-blank-sing-indef|apd=Eileifana|api=Eileifa|asd=Eileifinn|asi=Eileif|dpd=Eileifunum|dpi=Eileifum|dsd=Eileifinum|dsi=Eileifi|g=masculine|gpd=Eileifanna|gpi=Eileifa|gsd=Eileifsins|gsi=Eileifs|notes=|npd=Eileifarnir|npi=Eileifar|nsd=Eileifrinn|nsi=Eileifr|stem=strong a-stem|title=Eileifr}}, {{non-decl-cell|Eileifr|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Eileif|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Eileifi|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Eileifs|gsi}} Forms: Eileifs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Eileifr [indefinite, nominative], Eileif [accusative, indefinite], Eileifi [dative, indefinite], Eileifs [genitive, indefinite], Æilæifʀ [alternative], ᛅᛁᛚᛅᛁᚠᛦ [alternative], ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ [alternative], ᛁᛚᛂᚠᚱ [alternative]
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "Eileifur"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Eileifur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Eileifur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "Eileiv",
            "3": "Eilev",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Eileiv, Eilev",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: Eileiv, Eilev"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "Elef",
            "3": "Elof"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: Elef, Elof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: Elef, Elof"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Elov",
            "3": "Elof"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Elov, Elof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: Elov, Elof"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Elov",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Elov",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Elov"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
            "2": "Elef"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: Elef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: Elef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Elef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Elef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Elef"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gmq-pro",
        "3": "*ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ainaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "one"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*laibō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "remnant"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ) or *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalaibaʀ), whence also Eiláfr. From Proto Germanic Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) or *aiwaz (“always, eternity”), and Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”) with added masculine -aʀ (akin to -lífr m from líf n).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Eileifs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-m-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eileifr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eileif",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eileifi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eileifs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Æilæifʀ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᛅᛁᛚᛅᛁᚠᛦ",
      "roman": "ailaifʀ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ",
      "roman": "elifr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᛁᛚᛂᚠᚱ",
      "roman": "ilefr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Eileifr m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Eileifs"
      },
      "expansion": "Eileifr m (genitive Eileifs)",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileif",
        "form": "sing-indef"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "Eileifana",
        "api": "Eileifa",
        "asd": "Eileifinn",
        "asi": "Eileif",
        "dpd": "Eileifunum",
        "dpi": "Eileifum",
        "dsd": "Eileifinum",
        "dsi": "Eileifi",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "Eileifanna",
        "gpi": "Eileifa",
        "gsd": "Eileifsins",
        "gsi": "Eileifs",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "Eileifarnir",
        "npi": "Eileifar",
        "nsd": "Eileifrinn",
        "nsi": "Eileifr",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "Eileifr"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-sing-indef"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileifr",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileif",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileifi",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileifs",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Norse terms with non-redundant manual script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Eileifr-non-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛilɛivr̩/",
      "note": "12th century Icelandic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Eileifr"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "Eileifur"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Eileifur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Eileifur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "Eileiv",
            "3": "Eilev",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Eileiv, Eilev",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: Eileiv, Eilev"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "Elef",
            "3": "Elof"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: Elef, Elof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: Elef, Elof"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Elov",
            "3": "Elof"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Elov, Elof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: Elov, Elof"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Elov",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Elov",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Elov"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
            "2": "Elef"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: Elef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: Elef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Elef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Elef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Elef"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gmq-pro",
        "3": "*ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ainaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "one"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*laibō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "remnant"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ) or *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalaibaʀ), whence also Eiláfr. From Proto Germanic Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) or *aiwaz (“always, eternity”), and Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”) with added masculine -aʀ (akin to -lífr m from líf n).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Eileifs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-m-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eileifr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eileif",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eileifi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eileifs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Æilæifʀ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᛅᛁᛚᛅᛁᚠᛦ",
      "roman": "ailaifʀ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ",
      "roman": "elifr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᛁᛚᛂᚠᚱ",
      "roman": "ilefr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Eileifr m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Eileifs"
      },
      "expansion": "Eileifr m (genitive Eileifs)",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileif",
        "form": "sing-indef"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "Eileifana",
        "api": "Eileifa",
        "asd": "Eileifinn",
        "asi": "Eileif",
        "dpd": "Eileifunum",
        "dpi": "Eileifum",
        "dsd": "Eileifinum",
        "dsi": "Eileifi",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "Eileifanna",
        "gpi": "Eileifa",
        "gsd": "Eileifsins",
        "gsi": "Eileifs",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "Eileifarnir",
        "npi": "Eileifar",
        "nsd": "Eileifrinn",
        "nsi": "Eileifr",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "Eileifr"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-sing-indef"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileifr",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileif",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileifi",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Eileifs",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse given names",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse male given names",
        "Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse proper nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Norse",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Norse",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Norse terms with non-redundant manual script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛilɛivr̩/",
      "note": "12th century Icelandic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Eileifr"
}

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