Pillz

Old Norse Dictionary - pillz

Meaning of Old Norse word "pillz" in English.

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

pillz Old Norse word can mean:

pillz: mod. pils, n., older form piliza, u, f.; [from mid. Lat. pellicia, whence Germ. pelz, Engl. pelt]:—a pelt, fur coat; Ánn var í hvítu pillzi, þat var svá sítt at þat nam hæl, Fas. ii. 342; skrýðask pilizum ok kápum, Ó.T. 12.

pillz: 2. mod. a petticoat; vera í pilzi, to wear a petticoat, freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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