Fífill

Old Norse Dictionary - fífill

Meaning of Old Norse word "fífill" in English.

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

fífill: m., dat. fífli, pl. fíflar, a dandelion; the withered fífill is called bifu-kolla, q. v.: used in compds of divers wild flowers of similar kind, unda-fífill or skari-fífill, hawk-weed; Jakobs-f., Jacob’s staff; fjalla-f., common avens or herb bennet, geum; heiða-f., liver-wort, hepatica alba; tún-f. = common fífill, Björn, Hjalt.: metaph. a flower, blossom; renna upp sem fífill í brekku, to run up like a weed on a bank (of youth); fegri man eg fífil minn, I mind when my bloom was fairer, i. e. remember happier days, Eggert.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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