Þili

Old Norse Dictionary - þili

Meaning of Old Norse word "þili" in English.

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

þili: n., mod. þil, [A. S. þil; akin to fjöl, q. v.], a deal, wainscot, plank, partition; þau þili héldusk, Fbr. 82; þilinn öðrum þiljum, 44 new Ed.; þeir brutu upp þilit, Eg. 235; síðan hneig hón upp at þilinu ok mataðisk eigi, Lv. 38; Njáll var komin í rekkju, heyrði hann at öx kom við þilit, Nj. 68; í dyri-stafi eða þili, BS. i. 508 (Sturl. ii. 49, l. c. þil); milli þilis ok hans, FS. 7; hvárt viltú heldr liggja við stokk eðr þil(i), Sturl. ii. 207: bekk-þili, skjald-þili, vegg-þili.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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