Villr

Old Norse Dictionary - villr

Meaning of Old Norse word "villr" in English.

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

villr Old Norse word can mean:

villr
adj. [Ulf. wilþeis = ἄγριος; A. S., Engl., and Germ. wild; O. H. G. wildi; Dan.-Swed. vild]:—wild; hverfa af villum götum, from wild (false) paths, SkS. 4.
villr
2. bewildered, erring, astray; þeir urðu villir á hvára hönd þeim sjór skyldi liggja, Landn. 215 (Hb.); þá ferr þú eigi villr, 625. 75; bera e-t villt upp, to report it wrong, Trist.; dag-villr, n. G. l. i. 400; villr á mörkum, FmS. iii. 56.
villr
3. with gen., þá varð ek villr vega, Hm. 46; villr ertú vegarins, FaS. iii. (in a verse); en þeir villir fari sinna heimhama, Hm. 156; fara daga villt, to confuse the days, to take e. g. Thursday for Friday; also verða daga-viltr; so also átta viltr, confused as to the ‘airts’ or quarters of heaven, e. g. whether south or east.
villr
4. neut., fara villt, to go astray, Fb. i. 131.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
L.
Linnæus.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
gen.
genitive.
neut.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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