Vingull

Old Norse Dictionary - vingull

Meaning of Old Norse word "vingull" in English.

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

vingull Old Norse word can mean:

vingull: m. an oaf, simpleton, freq. in mod. usage; þú ert mesti vingull! and vinguls-ligr, adj. oafish.

vingull: 2. a horse’s pizzle, Fb. ii. 332.

vingull: 3. botan. fesuca, Hjalt. Vingul-mörk, f. name of a county in Norway (referring to phallus worship?), Fms.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

botan.: botanically.

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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