Dregill

Old Norse Dictionary - dregill

Meaning of Old Norse word "dregill" in English.

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

dregill: m., dimin., dat. dregli, a ribbon, Nj. 214, Hkr. i. 320, Edda 20, O. H. L. 65, H. E. ii. 113; dregla-lið = dreglat lið, soldiery decorated with ribbons, Fb. ii. 337,—a reference to the custom of neophytes after baptism wearing a white ribbon round their heads.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

dimin.: diminutive.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

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