Verpill
Old Norse Dictionary - verpill
Meaning of Old Norse word "verpill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word verpill can mean:verpill
- verpill
- m. [Germ. würfel], a die, Grág. ii. 198; verpils tala, a cubic number, Alg. 368; verpils vöxtr, a cubic form, 358; verpla-kast, a cast of dice, Grág. ii. 158.
- verpill
- 2. a barrel, cask; drykkr í verplum, Eg. 196, Fms. vi. 263, ix. 355, x. 233, xi. 34.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᛒᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Alg.
- Algorismus. (H. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)