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Deili

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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.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

deili

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "deili" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

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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