VIRGILL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VIRGILL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 VIRGILL

or virgull, m. [Goth. wurgils; the root is in Germ. erwürgen]:—a halter; höggva virgulinn sundr, Hom. 117; virgilinn, Bs. i. 225, Pr. 414; var virgill dreginn á háls honum, Fms. vii. 13; virgul (acc.), Fb. ii. 330; hvárki gálgi né virgill, Hom. 118 (virgull, Fms. v. l. c.): poët., virgill handar = a bracelet, Edda; hryn-virgill brynju, a ring in chain-armour, Eg. (in a verse). virgil-nár, m. a corpse on a gallows, Hm.; cp. gálg-nár, Grág.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚱᚴᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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