Hvirfili
Old Norse Dictionary - hvirfili
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvirfili"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hvirfili can mean:hvirfili
- hvirfili
- m., dat. hvirfli; [Engl. whirl, whorl; Germ. wirbel; Dan. hvirvel]:—prop. a circle, ring, = hvirfingr; þeir ráku saman í einn hvirfil heiðingja, Karl. 360: but esp.,
- hvirfili
- II. the crown of the head, where the hair turns all ways as from a centre, Lat. vertex, Germ. wirbel, (cp. Icel. sveipr); frá iljum til hvirfils, Sks. 159; milli hæls ok hvirfils, Stj. 617; frá hvirfli til ilja, Job ii. 7; lýstr ofan í miðjan hvirfil, Edda 30; dreyrði or hvirflinum, Fms. ii. 272, Fb. iii. 406, Ísl. ii. 343, Bs. i. 190; fyll skóinn af blóði ok set í hvirfil mér, 229.
- hvirfili
- 2. a top, summit, Sks. 728; hvirflar heimsins, the poles, Pr. 476; h. fjallsins, Stj. 306, Mar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚱᚠᛁᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- cp.
- compare.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- Lat.
- Latin.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)