ylfa

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wulbī (but extended to an ōn-stem). Derived from ulfr (wolf), in the same way as birna (she-bear), ketta (female cat) and hryssa (mare).

Noun

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ylfa f (genitive ylfu)

  1. (hapax) she-wolf
    Synonym: ylgr
    • 15th century, J. B. Dodsworth, transl., edited by Agnete Loth, Late Medieval Icelandic Romances (Editiones Arnamagnæanæ B; 23), volume IV, Copenhagen, published 1964, →ISBN, →ISSN, Vilhjálms saga sjóðs, page 98:
      ei uissu menn ætt hans. þuiat hann fannzt j greni ylfu einnar.
      No one knows from what family he is descended, as he was found in a wolf's lair.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: Ylfa, Ylva, ylfa, ýlfa
  • Old Swedish: ylva, Ylva