Yfir-engill

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-engill

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-engill" in English.

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

yfir-engill
m. an ‘over-angel,’ archangel, Barl. 28, Sturl. i. 211 C.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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