Bila

Old Norse Dictionary - bila

Meaning of Old Norse word "bila" in English.

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

bila Old Norse word can mean:

bila: að, pres. bil (instead of bilar), Fas. ii. 76 (in a verse), to fail; Þórr vill fyrir engan mun bila at koma til einvígis, Th. will not fail to meet, Edda 57; Þorsteinn kvað pat eigi mundu at bila, Th. said that it should not fail, he should not fail in doing so, Lv. 33: with dat., flestum bilar áræðit, a proverb, Fms. ii. 31 (Ld. 170), Rd. 260.

bila: 2. impers., e-n bilar (acc.), Finnb. 338 (in mod. usage impers. throughout), to break, crack, þá er skipit hljóp af stokkunum, þá bilaði í skarir nokkurar, Fms. viii. 196; reiði b., Grág. ii. 295; b. at e-u, id., Gþl. 369; bil sterka arma, my strong arms fail, Fas. ii. l. c.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

pres.: present.

v.: vide.

acc.: accusative.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

mod.: modern.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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