EFNI

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Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Old Norse

efni = 'matter', 'substance', 'material' [1] [2]

Old Swedish

æmpne = 'matter', 'substance', 'material' [3]

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
HROSS see Horsæfni
KARL see Karlsefni
KONUNG see Konungsefni
MÅG see Mágsefni

Last Element Forms

-efni -evni -æfni

References

  1. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  2. Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
  3. Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)