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Dilla

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1 dilla

að, with dat. to trill, lull; dillandi rödd, a sweet voice: dillindo, interj. lullaby: dillari, a, m. a triller, of the nightingale; hjartans danspípu dillarinn, Jón Þorl. i. 131.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

dilla

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.
dative.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Jón Þorl.
Jón Þorláksson.

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