Íllska

Old Norse Dictionary - íllska

Meaning of Old Norse word "íllska" in English.

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

íllska: u, f. ill will, wickedness, cruelty, Fms. x. 304, xi. 445, Fb. ii. 388, Nj. 82, Js. 27, Hom. 4, 151, Stj. 314, Sks. 606, N. T., Pass., Vídal. passim: as also fury, rage, það er íllska í honum: íllsku-fullr, full of wickedness, Fms. ii. 137; íllsku-limr, a limb of wickedness; íllsku-kraptr, íllsku-íþrótt, 188, 656 B. 1, Hom. 27; íllsku-verk, a wicked work, 14; íllsku-vættr, an evil wight, Str. 43; íllsku-maðr, a wicked, cruel man, Bær. 8; íllsku-þrá, doggedness, Stj. 268: mischief, evil, Fms. i. 184: as also in mod. usage, íllsku-veðr, a fiery gale.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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