Ull
Old Norse Dictionary - ull
Meaning of Old Norse word "ull"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ull can mean:ull
- ull
- f., dat. ullu; [Goth. wulla; A. S. wull; Engl. wool; O. H. G. wolla; Germ. wolle; Dan.-Swed. uld or ull; cp. Lat. vellus]:—wool, FmS. v. 314, FS. 44; sauða-ullar, Grág. i. 505; í ullu eða gærum, K. Þ. K. 148; fé gilt ok í ullu, Grág. i. 503; ullar-tíund, H. E. i. 395; ær ok af ullin, Sturl. i. 159; hvít, svört, mórauð, mislit ull; haust-ull: greiða, tægja, kemba, spinna ull.
- ull
- 2. with gen. woollen; ullar-skyrta, ullar-sokkar, ullar-peysa, etc.
- ull
- COMPDS: ullar-hnoðri, ullar-lagðr, m. a flock or lock of wool, Grett. 127, Edda 74. ullar-reyfi, n. a fleece, Ver. 25, Grág. ii. 401.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gen.
- genitive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)