VEILL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VEILL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 VEILL

adj. ailing, diseased; veill á fótum, gouty, Fms. vii. 229; höndina ina veilu, an ailing hand, Bs. i. 462; líkþráir ok veilir, Hom. 87.

2 VEILL

2. metaph., í lyndi veill, guileful, Þryml. 22; inn veili Parcival, Art. 32.

3 VEILL

II. Veili, a nickname, Bs. i. 14.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Art.
Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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