Dilla
Old Norse Dictionary - dillaMeaning of Old Norse word "dilla" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dilla
- að, with dat. to trill, lull; dillandi rödd, a sweet voice: dillindo, interj. lullaby: dillari, a, m. a triller, of the nightingale; hjartans danspípu dillarinn, Jón Þorl. i. 131.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Jón Þorl.
- Jón Þorláksson.