Fífill
Old Norse Dictionary - fífill
Meaning of Old Norse word "fífill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fífill
- m., dat. fífli, pl. fíflar, a dandelion; the withered fífill is called bifu-kolla, q. v.: used in compds of divers wild flowers of similar kind, unda-fífill or skari-fífill, hawk-weed; Jakobs-f., Jacob’s staff; fjalla-f., common avens or herb bennet, geum; heiða-f., liver-wort, hepatica alba; tún-f. = common fífill, Björn, Hjalt.: metaph. a flower, blossom; renna upp sem fífill í brekku, to run up like a weed on a bank (of youth); fegri man eg fífil minn, I mind when my bloom was fairer, i. e. remember happier days, Eggert.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚠᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Björn
- Biörn Halldórsson.
- Hjalt.
- Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.