Ristill

Old Norse Dictionary - ristill

Meaning of Old Norse word "ristill" in English.

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

ristill Old Norse word can mean:

ristill: m., dat. ristli, [rísta], a ploughshare, Stj. 386, Magn. 460.

ristill: II. qs. vristill, [akin to rist = vrist], poët. a gentlewoman, from the slenderness of form; ristill er sú kona er sköruglynd er, Edda, Rm. 22, Völs. R. 205.

ristill: 2. the ‘twisted’ big end-gut in animals.

ristill: 3. medic. shingles (Lat. cingulum), ringworm in its most severe form (zona herpetica), Fél. x. 29.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

qs.: quasi.

R.: Rimur.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

medic.: medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Fél.: Félags-rit.

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