Ylr

Old Norse Dictionary - ylr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ylr" in English.

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

ylr: m., gen. yljar, dat. yl, pl. ylir, warmth, esp. vital warmth, blood-heat; heldr verðr reykrinn af ylinum en af frostinu … heldr af yl en kulda … nokkurn yl … allan verma ok yl, Sks. 48 new Ed.; nökkurir ylir eða fógr sólskin, 44; en eigi fyrir ylja (gen. pl.) sakir, id.; svát af klæða-yl (dat.) mátti hann (king David) eigi heitr verða eðr varmr, Stj. 548; (klæð-yl, Sks. 165, v. l.); þegar í beinum ylr er, og ekki þínu dupti minnr, Sig. Breiðf.; sólar-ylr, the sun’s warmth; kærleiks ylr, the warmth of love; also, hafa góðan yl til e-s, to feel warm affection towards; or, mér er yl-gott til hans; yljar-auðæfi, abundance of warmth, Sks. 40; bjarn-ylr (q. v.), ‘bear-warmth.’

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Sig. Breiðf.: Sigurðr Breiðfjörð.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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