ílla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ílla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ílla

1. d, to harm one; íllir engi maðr farar hans, N. G. L. i. 32.

2 ílla

2. adv., compar. verr, superl. verst (see verr), badly, ill; líka ílla, to like ill, dislike, Hkr. ii. 138; þeir kváðu sér við Örn verst líka, Landn. 287; kurra ílla, to grumble sorely, Fms. vii. 151; heyra, sjá ílla, to bear, see badly, Fb. ii. 171; var hann ílla til frænda sinna, he behaved ill to his kinsmen, Nj. 38; ílla Kristinn, an ill Christian, Fms. vii. 151; ílla ært, a bad year, Nj. 10; það er ílla farið, it is a great pity; ílla heill, in ill health, Hm. 68; ílla ok úmannliga, Fb. i. 280.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
compar.
comparative.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
superl.
superlative.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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