Nistill

Old Norse Dictionary - nistill

Meaning of Old Norse word "nistill"

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

nistill
m. a little pin; n. silki-treyju, silk-jacket-pin, an ironical circumlocution for a man, Skíða R. 186.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
R.
Rimur.

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