Vífill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vífill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vífill

m. [A. S. wifel; Engl. weevil; Germ. webel], prop. a beetle; cp. tord-yfill qs. tord-vifill, this sense, however, is lost.

2 vífill

2. a pr. name, Landn.; whence in local names, Vífils-fell, -dalr, etc.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚠᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pr.
proper.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
qs.
quasi.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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