Ígull

Old Norse Dictionary - ígull

Meaning of Old Norse word "ígull" in English.

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

ígull: m. [Gr. εχινος; Lat. echinus; A. S. îl; Germ. igel], a sea-urchin, echinus esculentus, Eggert Itin. 612: also called ígul-ker, n. from its ball-formed shape. ígul-köttr, m. a hedgehog, Art.: a kind of war engine, SkS. 418.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Germ.: German.

Gr.: Greek.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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