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Vingull

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Definitions

3 definitions

1 vingull

m. an oaf, simpleton, freq. in mod. usage; þú ert mesti vingull! and vinguls-ligr, adj. oafish.

2 vingull

2. a horse’s pizzle, Fb. ii. 332.

3 vingull

3. botan. fesuca, Hjalt. Vingul-mörk, f. name of a county in Norway (referring to phallus worship?), Fms.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

vingull

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vingull" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
botan.
botanically.
f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hjalt.
Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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