Bila

Old Norse Dictionary - bila

Meaning of Old Norse word "bila"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word bila can mean:bila

bila
að, pres. bil (instead of bilar), Fas. ii. 76 (in a verse), to fail; Þórr vill fyrir engan mun bila at koma til einvígis, Th. will not fail to meet, Edda 57; Þorsteinn kvað pat eigi mundu at bila, Th. said that it should not fail, he should not fail in doing so, Lv. 33: with dat., flestum bilar áræðit, a proverb, Fms. ii. 31 (Ld. 170), Rd. 260.
bila
2. impers., e-n bilar (acc.), Finnb. 338 (in mod. usage impers. throughout), to break, crack, þá er skipit hljóp af stokkunum, þá bilaði í skarir nokkurar, Fms. viii. 196; reiði b., Grág. ii. 295; b. at e-u, id.,l. 369; bil sterka arma, my strong arms fail, Fas. ii. l. c.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
pres.
present.
v.
vide.
acc.
accusative.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
impers.
impersonal.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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