Sullr

Old Norse Dictionary - sullr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sullr" in English.

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

sullr
m., pl. sullir, [svella], a boil, Bs. i. 465; sullr á fæti, Ísl. ii. 218; s. á hendi, 176, 196; kverka-s., id.: in mod. usage esp. of an internal boil or swelling in the liver, lungs, intestines.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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