Elskuligr? What a strange name!
Hey,
I’m sorry, I haven’t written anything here for a couple of weeks, but for once I have a great excuse, so I’m not feeling guilty at all, yeah! :-D
I’m currently in Iceland, desperately trying to learn Icelandic, which happens to be quite tough, so I don’t have that much time to write: I’m way too busy learning declensions, swimming in naturally hot water and hiking lovely mountains to spend a lot of time on the internet.
Anyway, I thought the time was appropriate for a little explanation about my name here, elskuligr.
Elskuligr is a word in Old Norse (or Old Icelandic, that is the language which was spoken in Scandinavia and parts of Britain during the Middle Ages). Its modern equivalent is elskulegur.
Both elskuligr and elskulegur mean “affectionate”, “loving”, “friendly” or “beloved”, “dear.”
It is an adjective derived from the word elska, which can be either a noun or a verb and means “love”.
Elskuligr is the masculine singular form of the adjective, as in elskuligr maðr, “a loving or lovable person”.
From what I’ve been able to find out in an Icelandic Etymological dictionary, elska as such has no parallel in other Germanic languages and is probably derived by a form such as *aliska-R, meaning to be raised or to grow older with someone.
Some people also relate that word to elja or eljun, meaning "vigour" or "energy", but the connection is doubtful.
I hope you enjoy the clever explanation and I promise I have not abandoned my ficlet Better Than Expected. I’ll work on it some more as soon as I get the time!
xx
elskulega (lovingly)
Me. ;-)
Here is a small picture of Thingvellir, where the Assembly of Iceland (Althing) used to meet to pass judgments and make laws in the medieval and modern periods.
Just to make you jealous ;-)
I’m sorry, I haven’t written anything here for a couple of weeks, but for once I have a great excuse, so I’m not feeling guilty at all, yeah! :-D
I’m currently in Iceland, desperately trying to learn Icelandic, which happens to be quite tough, so I don’t have that much time to write: I’m way too busy learning declensions, swimming in naturally hot water and hiking lovely mountains to spend a lot of time on the internet.
Anyway, I thought the time was appropriate for a little explanation about my name here, elskuligr.
Elskuligr is a word in Old Norse (or Old Icelandic, that is the language which was spoken in Scandinavia and parts of Britain during the Middle Ages). Its modern equivalent is elskulegur.
Both elskuligr and elskulegur mean “affectionate”, “loving”, “friendly” or “beloved”, “dear.”
It is an adjective derived from the word elska, which can be either a noun or a verb and means “love”.
Elskuligr is the masculine singular form of the adjective, as in elskuligr maðr, “a loving or lovable person”.
From what I’ve been able to find out in an Icelandic Etymological dictionary, elska as such has no parallel in other Germanic languages and is probably derived by a form such as *aliska-R, meaning to be raised or to grow older with someone.
Some people also relate that word to elja or eljun, meaning "vigour" or "energy", but the connection is doubtful.
I hope you enjoy the clever explanation and I promise I have not abandoned my ficlet Better Than Expected. I’ll work on it some more as soon as I get the time!
xx
elskulega (lovingly)
Me. ;-)
Here is a small picture of Thingvellir, where the Assembly of Iceland (Althing) used to meet to pass judgments and make laws in the medieval and modern periods.
Just to make you jealous ;-)