Ílla

Old Norse Dictionary - ílla

Meaning of Old Norse word "ílla" in English.

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

ílla Old Norse word can mean:

ílla: 1. d, to harm one; íllir engi maðr farar hans, n. G. L. i. 32.

ílla: 2. adv., compar. verr, superL. verst (see verr), badly, ill; líka ílla, to like ill, dislike, Hkr. ii. 138; þeir kváðu sér við Örn verst líka, Landn. 287; kurra ílla, to grumble sorely, Fms. vii. 151; heyra, sjá ílla, to bear, see badly, Fb. ii. 171; var hann ílla til frænda sinna, he behaved ill to his kinsmen, Nj. 38; ílla Kristinn, an ill Christian, Fms. vii. 151; ílla ært, a bad year, Nj. 10; það er ílla farið, it is a great pity; ílla heill, in ill health, Hm. 68; ílla ok úmannliga, Fb. i. 280.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

adv.: adverb.

compar.: comparative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

superl.: superlative.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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