Vífill

Old Norse Dictionary - vífill

Meaning of Old Norse word "vífill" in English.

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

vífill Old Norse word can mean:

vífill: m. [A. S. wifel; Engl. weevil; Germ. webel], prop. a beetle; cp. tord-yfill qs. tord-vifill, this sense, however, is lost.

vífill: 2. a pr. name, Landn.; whence in local names, Vífils-fell, -dalr, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

qs.: quasi.

S.: Saga.

etc.: et cetera.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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