Ristill
Old Norse Dictionary - ristill
Meaning of Old Norse word "ristill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ristill can mean:ristill
- ristill
- m., dat. ristli, [rísta], a ploughshare, Stj. 386, Magn. 460.
- ristill
- II. qs. vristill, [akin to rist = vrist], poët. a gentlewoman, from the slenderness of form; ristill er sú kona er sköruglynd er, Edda, Rm. 22, Völs. R. 205.
- ristill
- 2. the ‘twisted’ big end-gut in animals.
- ristill
- 3. medic. shingles (Lat. cingulum), ringworm in its most severe form (zona herpetica), Fél. x. 29.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- poët.
- poetically.
- qs.
- quasi.
- R.
- Rimur.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.