Þyrla
Old Norse Dictionary - þyrla
Meaning of Old Norse word "þyrla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þyrla
- að, [þyrill: Engl. thrill, drill; A. S. þyrljan = to bore; Old Engl. thirl; Germ. drillen]:—to whirl, as the wind does chaff or dry hay: vindr þyrlar heyinn í háfa lopt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.