Tord-yfill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tord-yfill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tord-yfill

[= A. S. tord-wifel, tord; Engl. turd; Swed. and mod. Dan. skarn-basse]:—a dung-beetle; vér höfum veiddan tordyfil einn, Dropl. 10.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚱᛏ-ᚢᚠᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
South, Southern.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
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