Veimil-týta

Old Norse Dictionary - veimil-týta

Meaning of Old Norse word "veimil-týta" in English.

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

veimil-týta Old Norse word can mean:

veimil-týta
u, f. [cp. Dan. vimmel-skaft = the handle of an auger], prop. a ‘wimble-stick,’ i. e. a crooked stick; but only used,
veimil-týta
2. metaph. a crooked, weakly, thin thing or person; hann er mesta veimiltýta.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

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