ÍGULL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÍGULL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ÍGULL

m. [Gr. εχινος; Lat. echinus; A. S. îl; Germ. igel], a sea-urchin, echinus esculentus, Eggert Itin. 612: also called ígul-ker, n. from its ball-formed shape. ígul-köttr, m. a hedgehog, Art.: a kind of war engine, Sks. 418.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚴᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Gr.: Greek.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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