Fyl
Old Norse Dictionary - fyl
Meaning of Old Norse word "fyl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fyl
- n. a foal or filly (cp. fylja), Grág. ii. 89, 326, Edda 27: in a pun, Fms. x. 220, Gísl.; fyljum, dat. pl. the foal of an ass, Stj. 183.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- dat.
- dative.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)