[6] innilig ‘beloved’: The 713 reading ynnilig ‘beloved’ appears to be a lectio facilior. The form innilig is supported by the internal rhyme ([y] did not unround to [i] until C16th; see ANG §144), and the rhymes -ín : -inn- form skothending rather than aðalhending.
References
- Bibliography
- ANG = Noreen, Adolf. 1923. Altnordische Grammatik I: Altisländische und altnorwegische Grammatik (Laut- und Flexionslehre) unter Berücksichtigung des Urnordischen. 4th edn. Halle: Niemeyer. 1st edn. 1884. 5th unrev. edn. 1970. Tübingen: Niemeyer.