JÓLL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

JÓLL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 JÓLL

m.; the mod. form njóli is no doubt a corruption from hvannjóli (q. v.), by dropping the former part of the compd, but retaining the final n, which was transferred to the latter part of the compd, just as in Dan. paa = opp-aa: [jol = angelica sylvestris, Ivar Aasen]:—wild angelica; the word is recorded in the Edda Lauf., and occurs in Ls. 3,—jól (acc.) ok áfu færi ek Ása sonum ok blend ek þeim svá meini mjöð, denoting that Loki threatened to poison their ale with ill-flavoured herbs (the passage must certainly be so taken, and not as suggested s. v. áfr, p. 40).

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.
accusative.
ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
opp
opposed to.
p.
page.
part
participle.
q. v.
quod vide.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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