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Vífill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 vífill

m. [A. S. wifel; Engl. weevil; Germ. webel], prop. a beetle; cp. tord-yfill qs. tord-vifill, this sense, however, is lost.

2 vífill

2. a pr. name, Landn.; whence in local names, Vífils-fell, -dalr, etc.

Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

vífill

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pr.: proper.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.

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Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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