Ylr
Old Norse Dictionary - ylr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ylr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ylr
- m., gen. yljar, dat. yl, pl. ylir, warmth, esp. vital warmth, blood-heat; heldr verðr reykrinn af ylinum en af frostinu … heldr af yl en kulda … nokkurn yl … allan verma ok yl, Sks. 48 new Ed.; nökkurir ylir eða fógr sólskin, 44; en eigi fyrir ylja (gen. pl.) sakir, id.; svát af klæða-yl (dat.) mátti hann (king David) eigi heitr verða eðr varmr, Stj. 548; (klæð-yl, Sks. 165, v. l.); þegar í beinum ylr er, og ekki þínu dupti minnr, Sig. Breiðf.; sólar-ylr, the sun’s warmth; kærleiks ylr, the warmth of love; also, hafa góðan yl til e-s, to feel warm affection towards; or, mér er yl-gott til hans; yljar-auðæfi, abundance of warmth, Sks. 40; bjarn-ylr (q. v.), ‘bear-warmth.’
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sig. Breiðf.
- Sigurðr Breiðfjörð.
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)