Virgill

Old Norse Dictionary - virgill

Meaning of Old Norse word "virgill" in English.

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

virgill: or virgull, m. [Goth. wurgils; the root is in Germ. erwürgen]:—a halter; höggva virgulinn sundr, Hom. 117; virgilinn, Bs. i. 225, Pr. 414; var virgill dreginn á háls honum, Fms. v.i. 13; virgul (acc.), Fb. ii. 330; hvárki gálgi né virgill, Hom. 118 (virgull, Fms. v. l. c.): poët., virgill handar = a bracelet, Edda; hryn-virgill brynju, a ring in chain-armour, Eg. (in a verse). virgil-nár, m. a corpse on a gallows, Hm.; cp. gálg-nár, Grág.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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