Trylla

Old Norse Dictionary - trylla

Meaning of Old Norse word "trylla" in English.

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

trylla Old Norse word can mean:

trylla
d, [troll; Dan. trylde], to enchant, turn into a troll; blótuðu þeir hann ok trylltu hann svá at hann varð engum mennskum manni líkr, Fas. ii. 242; þú þykki mér troll … ok væri þat svá at virða en trylla menn eigi, thou art a trollit would be better to put this construction upon it, and not call men trolls, Ísl. ii. 366.
trylla
II. reflex. to be turned into a troll, enchanted; ok hafi hann síðan tryllsk ok orðit at ormi, Fms. vi. 143; eigi vitu vér hvárt hann trylltisk dauðr eða kvikr, Gullþ.
trylla
2. part. trylldr, charmed; mikill ok mjök trylldr svá at hann var eigi einhamr, Fb. i. 522; svá kann ok verða, at af stundu eru þeir trylldir er áðr vóru blótaðir, … en þó munu vér því næst blótaðir ok síðan trylldir, ii. 7; kettir svartir ok mjök trylldir, Fs. 44: to become mad, furious, demoniac.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.
þ.
þáttr.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back