Verpill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Verpill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 verpill

m. [Germ. würfel], a die, Grág. ii. 198; verpils tala, a cubic number, Alg. 368; verpils vöxtr, a cubic form, 358; verpla-kast, a cast of dice, Grág. ii. 158.

2 verpill

2. a barrel, cask; drykkr í verplum, Eg. 196, Fms. vi. 263, ix. 355, x. 233, xi. 34.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚱᛒᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Alg.: Algorismus. (H. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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