Íllendi

Old Norse Dictionary - íllendi

Meaning of Old Norse word "íllendi"

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

Old Norse word íllendi can mean:íllendi

íllendi
or íllindi, n. pl. spite; til áleitni eðr íllenda, Fb. iii. 248; en er Brandr varð varr við flimtan þeirra, bað hann þá eigi fara með slík íllendi, Sturl. iii. 80; vera hér við íllindi (Ed. íll-lyndi) sona þinna, Fs. 34; at sjá þik í íllindum (in troubles) ok erfiðis-munum, Fb. i. 280.
íllendi
2. medic. gangrene; þat sár greri ílla svá at blástr hljóp ok íllendi í, Þórð. (Ed. 1860) 96.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
medic.
medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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