Bila
Old Icelandic Dictionary - bilaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "bila" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
bila Old Icelandic word can mean:
- bila
- (að), v.
- bila
- 1) to give way, break, crack;
- bila
- þá er skipit hljóp af stokkunum, þá bilaði í skarar nökkurar, some of the seams gave way;
- bila
- 2) with dat., flestum bilar áræðit, most people lose heart;
- bila
- with infin., Þórr vill fyrir engan mun ~ at koma til einvígis, Th. will by no means fail to meet;
- bila
- 3) impers., hug ok áræði mun mik aldregi ~, I shall never be wanting in courage and pluck.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛚᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- n.
- neuter.
- impers.
- impersonal.
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