FÍFILL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FÍFILL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FÍFILL

m., dat. fífli, pl. fíflar, a dandelion; the withered fífill is called bifu-kolla, q. v.: used in compds of divers wild flowers of similar kind, unda-fífill or skari-fífill, hawk-weed; Jakobs-f., Jacob’s staff; fjalla-f., common avens or herb bennet, geum; heiða-f., liver-wort, hepatica alba; tún-f. = common fífill, Björn, Hjalt.: metaph. a flower, blossom; renna upp sem fífill í brekku, to run up like a weed on a bank (of youth); fegri man eg fífil minn, I mind when my bloom was fairer, i. e. remember happier days, Eggert.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚠᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
Hjalt.
Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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