Dyðrill

Old Norse Dictionary - dyðrill

Meaning of Old Norse word "dyðrill" in English.

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

dyðrill: or dyrðill, m. a nickname, seems to mean a tail, = mod. dindill, Fms. i. 186, ii. 253, 279; cp. daðra, to wheedle.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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