Deili

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Deili

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 deili

n. pl. marks, whereby to discern one thing (person) from another; sá þó öll d. á honum, all his features were visible, Fas. i. 298; the metaph. phrase, kunna, vita, deili á e-u (e-m), to know the marks of a thing (man), i. e. to know it so as to discern it from another thing; vita öll d. á, to know exactly; vita eingi d. á, to know nothing about, Eg. 185, Fas. ii. 113, Fms. v. 316.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᛁᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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