Pillz

Old Norse Dictionary - pillz

Meaning of Old Norse word "pillz"

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

Old Norse word pillz can mean:pillz

pillz
mod. pils, n., older form piliza, u, f.; [from mid. Lat. pellicia, whence Germ. pelz, Engl. pelt]:—a pelt, fur coat; Ánn var í hvítu pillzi, þat var svá sítt at þat nam hæl, Fas. ii. 342; skrýðask pilizum ok kápum, Ó.T. 12.
pillz
2. mod. a petticoat; vera í pilzi, to wear a petticoat, freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. Lat.
middle Latin.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
freq.
frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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