Van-ýfli
Old Norse Dictionary - van-ýfli
Meaning of Old Norse word "van-ýfli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- van-ýfli
- n. pl. [the latter part of this compd has preserved the uncontracted form, answering to Goth. ubils = íllr, q. v.; cp. Engl. evil and contr. ill]:—chronic ailments; þessi vanýrli skaltú hafa á þínum hag, Sks. 360 B. vanyfla-sótt, f. habitual illness = vanasótt; kom v. hans at honum, Sks. 706 B (of king Saul’s insanity).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾ-ᚢᚠᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- contr.
- contracted.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)