Vingull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vingull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚾᚴᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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