Ferill

Old Norse Dictionary - ferill

Meaning of Old Norse word "ferill"

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

Old Norse word ferill can mean:ferill

ferill
m., dat. ferli, a track, trace, Eg. 579, Gþl. 448; kross-f., Pass. 11. 3; lífs-f., the course of life; blóð-f., q. v.
ferill
β. the phrase, vera á ferli, to be on one’s legs, rise, be out of bed, Nj. 55, Grett. 145 (Ed. felli); vera snemma á ferli, to rise early.
ferill
II. of persons, a traveller, esp. in pl. and in the compds, Róm-ferlar, pilgrims to Rome; veg-ferill, q. v., a way-farer.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
esp.
especially.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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