Vil

Old Norse Dictionary - vil

Meaning of Old Norse word "vil" in English.

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

vil Old Norse word can mean:

vil: 1. n. [vilja], self-will, wilfulness, self-indulgence; in vil ok dul, wilfulness and conceit. Sól. 34; fyrir dul ok vil, Gkv. 2. 38; vil er mest ok dul flestum, Hallfred; dul vættir ok vil at linna muni erfiði ok víl, Skálda (Thorodd), with a play on ‘vil’ and ‘víl,’ which are diametrically opposed.

vil: 2. in the phrase, í vil e-m, at one’s will, to one’s liking, favour; at þeir (the dreams) sé í vil ráðnir, Ld. 126; konungr trúir því er þessi skræfa segir í vil honum, Al. 30; and freq. so in mod. usage, göra e-ð mér í vil, það er honum í vil, in his favour; cp. vil-hallr, vil-gali, vil-mæltr, vil-gi.

vil: II. in pr. names, Vil-hjálmr, Vil-mundr, Vil-borg, Landn., Edda.

vil: 2. n. [Lat. velum], a veil, of nuns; taka vilit af höfði sér, Mar.; hún er sárliga hrygg, látið vilið, sem fyrr segir, id.; taka vil, to take the veil, K. Á. 214.

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

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Vil (II)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

pr.: proper, properly.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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