Þél

Old Norse Dictionary - þél

Meaning of Old Norse word "þél" in English.

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

þél
f., mod. þjöl, gen. þjalar, [A. S. feol; Engl. file; O. H. G. fihala; Germ. feihel and feile; Dan. fil; þ = f]:—a file; þél er smíðar-tól, Skálda, Thorodd, Stj. 160, Mngn. 450, Þiðr. 79; þél harðari, FmS. vi. 84, Lex. Poët., and passim.

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

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Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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