Hvirfili

Old Norse Dictionary - hvirfili

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvirfili" in English.

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

hvirfili Old Norse word can mean:

hvirfili: m., dat. hvirfli; [Engl. whirl, whorl; Germ. wirbel; Dan. hvirvel]:—prop. a circle, ring, = hvirfingr; þeir ráku saman í einn hvirfil heiðingja, Karl. 360: but esp.,

hvirfili: II. the crown of the head, where the hair turns all ways as from a centre, Lat. vertex, Germ. wirbel, (cp. Icel. sveipr); frá iljum til hvirfils, Sks. 159; milli hæls ok hvirfils, Stj. 617; frá hvirfli til ilja, Job ii. 7; lýstr ofan í miðjan hvirfil, Edda 30; dreyrði or hvirflinum, Fms. ii. 272, Fb. iii. 406, Ísl. ii. 343, Bs. i. 190; fyll skóinn af blóði ok set í hvirfil mér, 229.

hvirfili: 2. a top, summit, Sks. 728; hvirflar heimsins, the poles, Pr. 476; h. fjallsins, Stj. 306, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

cp.: compare.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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