Ýlir
Old Norse Dictionary - ýlir
Meaning of Old Norse word "ýlir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ýlir
- m. the name of one of the ancient months, answering to December; Ýlir kemr annan dag viku, Rb. 1812. 72; the word is prob. related to Jól, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- prob.
- probably.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)