Eilífr

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === Æilīfʀ ᛅᛁᛚᛁᚠᛦ (ailifʀ), ᛅᛁᛚᛁᚠᚱ (ailifr), ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ (elifr) — runic === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): [ˈæi̯ːliːβɹ̝] (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): [ˈɛi̯ːliːvr̩] === Proper noun === Eilífr m (genitive Eilífs) a male given name, Eilif ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Eileifr, Eiláfr ==== Descendants ==== 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 ===