Deild

Old Icelandic Dictionary - deild

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "deild" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

deild Old Icelandic word can mean:

deild
f.
deild
1) dole, share;
deild
fara at ~um, to be parcelled out;
deild
fá illt ór ~um, to get a bad share, be worsted;
deild
í nökkuri ~, partly;
deild
í aðra ~, í þriðju ~, secondly, thirdly;
deild
2) quarrel, contest, litigation;
deild
leggja mál í ~, to make a matter the subject of a lawsuit.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛁᛚᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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