Trylla
Old Norse Dictionary - trylla
Meaning of Old Norse word "trylla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word trylla can mean:trylla
- trylla
- d, [troll; Dan. trylde], to enchant, turn into a troll; blótuðu þeir hann ok trylltu hann svá at hann varð engum mennskum manni líkr, Fas. ii. 242; þú þykki mér troll … ok væri þat svá at virða en trylla menn eigi, thou art a troll … it would be better to put this construction upon it, and not call men trolls, Ísl. ii. 366.
- trylla
- II. reflex. to be turned into a troll, enchanted; ok hafi hann síðan tryllsk ok orðit at ormi, Fms. vi. 143; eigi vitu vér hvárt hann trylltisk dauðr eða kvikr, Gullþ.
- trylla
- 2. part. trylldr, charmed; mikill ok mjök trylldr svá at hann var eigi einhamr, Fb. i. 522; svá kann ok verða, at af stundu eru þeir trylldir er áðr vóru blótaðir, … en þó munu vér því næst blótaðir ok síðan trylldir, ii. 7; kettir svartir ok mjök trylldir, Fs. 44: to become mad, furious, demoniac.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- þ.
- þáttr.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)