Ferill
Old Norse Dictionary - ferillMeaning of Old Norse word "ferill" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
ferill Old Norse word can mean:
- ferill
- m., dat. ferli, a track, trace, Eg. 579, Gþl. 448; kross-f., Pass. 11. 3; lífs-f., the course of life; blóð-f., q. v.
- ferill
- β. the phrase, vera á ferli, to be on one’s legs, rise, be out of bed, Nj. 55, Grett. 145 (Ed. felli); vera snemma á ferli, to rise early.
- ferill
- II. of persons, a traveller, esp. in pl. and in the compds, Róm-ferlar, pilgrims to Rome; veg-ferill, q. v., a way-farer.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚱᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- esp.
- especially.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
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