Yfir-engill
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-engill
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-engill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-engill
- m. an ‘over-angel,’ archangel, Barl. 28, Sturl. i. 211 C.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛁᚾᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)