Meitill

Old Norse Dictionary - meitill

Meaning of Old Norse word "meitill" in English.

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

meitill
m., dat. meitli, [Germ. meissel], a chisel, Eg. (in a verse), freq. in mod. usage; whence meitil-berg, n., Grett. 141; or also meitil-stapi, a, m. a steep precipice as if cut with a chisel.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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