Tord-yfill
Old Norse Dictionary - tord-yfill
Meaning of Old Norse word "tord-yfill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tord-yfill
- [= A. S. tord-wifel, tord; Engl. turd; Swed. and mod. Dan. skarn-basse]:—a dung-beetle; vér höfum veiddan tordyfil einn, Dropl. 10.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᛏ-ᚢᚠᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)