Fíll
Dictionnaire vieux norrois - fíll
Signification du mot vieux norrois "fíll"
Comme défini par le dictionnaire vieux norrois-anglais de Cleasby & Vigfusson :
Le mot vieux norrois fíll peut signifier :fíll
- fíll
- m. [early Swed. and Dan. fil], an elephant; this interesting word, which is still in exclusive use in Icel., was borrowed from the Persian fil, and came to Scandinavia in early times, probably by the eastern road of trade through Russia and Constantinople; it occurs in a verse of the 10th century (Fb. i. 209), the genuineness of which may be doubtful, but at all events the word is old; freq. in Al., Stj., Flóv., and romanceS. But úlfaldi, Goth. ulbandus, A. S. olfend or olvend, a corruption of the Gr. ελέφαντ-, means camel.
- fíll
- COMPDS: fílsbein, fílstönn.
Inscription runique possible en futhark jeune :ᚠᛁᛚᛚ
Les runes du futhark jeune ont été utilisées du 8ème au 12ème siècle en Scandinavie et dans leurs colonies à l'étranger
Abréviations utilisées :
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Œuvres & Auteurs cités :
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Flóv.
- Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)