FEILA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FEILA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FEILA

að, [early Germ. feilen, mod. fehlen, usually derived from Lat. fallere], to falter, be shy; Sinfjötli lét sér ekki feilask, Fas, (Völs. S.) i. 133; mod., feila sér, id. This word hardly occurs before the 14th century; cp. however fól, fælinn, fæla, which are all of Teut. origin.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᛁᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors

Völs. S.: Völsunga Saga. (C. II.)

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