Hvíla

Old Norse Dictionary - hvíla

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvíla" in English.

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

hvíla Old Norse word can mean:

hvíla: 1. d, to rest, esp. to rest, sleep in a bed; í hvíluna þar er hón hvíldi, Eg. 567; h. í rekkju sinni, Fb. ii. 195, Sturl. iii. 282, Fms. v.i. 222; h. tveim megin brikar, Korm.; the old beds stood with the side to the wall, hence the phrase, hvíla við stokk, or þil, cp. Sturl. i. 207, 208; see also brík; h. í sama sæing konu, Grág. i. 329; h. hjá e-m, Hbl. 17.

hvíla: 2. metaph. of the dead, to rest, sleep, Fms. v.i. 240, n. G. l. i. 348, Sighvat, but only in a Christian sense, so that ‘hér hvílir’ (= Dan. her hviler) on Runic stones is a sure test of a Christian age.

hvíla: 3. hvíla sik, to take rest, pause, Eg. 492, 586; h. lið sitt, to let one’s troops rest, Karl. 370.

hvíla: II. reflex., hvílask, to take rest, pause, 623. II, Vkv. 28, Nj. 132, Lv. 59, Fms. v. 64, vii. 193, SkS. 550: to pause, vil ek nú láta þá ræðu hvílask, SkS. 240; nú verðr þar at hvílask, Gísl. 18.

hvíla: 2. u, f. [Ulf. hweila = ὤρα, χρόνος; A. S. hwîl; Engl. while; O. H. G. hwila; Germ. weile; Hel. hvîla; all of them in a temp. sense, = a while, an hour; whereas the Scandin. word has the notion of rest, making a distinction between hvíld in a general, and hvíla in a special sense; Dan. hvile; Swed. hvila]:—a bed, Sturl. i. 207, 208, iii. 282, Nj. 14, Eg. 567, FmS. xi. 290, Gísl. 16, Am. 9, Sól. 72; vers-hvíla, Grág. ii. 183, passim.

hvíla: COMPDS: hvíluábreiða, hvílubrögð, hvílufélagi, hvílugólf, hvíluhöll, hvíluklæði, hvíluneyti, hvílustofa, hvílustokkr, hvílutollr, hvíluváðir, hvíluþröng.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Dan.: Danish.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Hel.: Heliand.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

Swed.: Swedish.

temp.: temporal.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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