Engill

Old Norse Dictionary - engill

Meaning of Old Norse word "engill" in English.

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

engill Old Norse word can mean:

engill: m. [Gr. αγγελος; Lat. eccl. angelus: hence in the Teut. dialects, Goth. aggilus; A. S. and Germ. engel; Engl. angel]:—an angel, Rb. 78, Nj. 157, 625. 4, n. T., PasS., Vídal., etc.; englar, höfuð-englar, veldis-englar, Hom. 133; engils andlit, 623. 55.

engill: COMPDS: englafylki, englalið, englalíf, englamjöl, englasveit, englasýn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Teut.: Teutonic.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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