Þyrill

Old Norse Dictionary - þyrill

Meaning of Old Norse word "þyrill" in English.

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

þyrill Old Norse word can mean:

þyrill
m., dat. þyrli, [cp. Cumbrian thyrel, a porridge-stick], a whisk with a fringe at the end, with which to whip milk; flauta-þyrill, a stick for whipping milk; hárið er eins og þyrill, hair rough like a þyrill.
þyrill
2. the name of a farm and mountain-peak in Icel., from the whirling gusts of wind to which it is liable, Ísl. ii. (Harðar S.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
S.
Saga.

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