Víl

Old Norse Dictionary - víl

Meaning of Old Norse word "víl"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

víl: n. [A. S. wîl- in wîl-bec; cp. Lat. vīis], misery, wretchedness; erfiði ok víl, Skálda; við víl ok erfiði, Hbl. 58; lifa við víl ok erfiði, Blanda; víls ok vesaldar, FmS. iii. 95; þá er móðr er at morni komr, allt er víl sem var, Hm. 23; hafa víl at vinna, to have hard work to win, Kormak (in a verse).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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