Pillz

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Pillz

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 pillz

mod. pils, n., older form piliza, u, f.; [from mid. Lat. pellicia, whence Germ. pelz, Engl. pelt]:—a pelt, fur coat; Ánn var í hvítu pillzi, þat var svá sítt at þat nam hæl, Fas. ii. 342; skrýðask pilizum ok kápum, Ó.T. 12.

2 pillz

2. mod. a petticoat; vera í pilzi, to wear a petticoat, freq.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛚᛚᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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