Heill

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

heill Old Icelandic word can mean:

heill

I)

heill

a.

heill

1) hale, sound; illa ~, in ill health; hann sagði at þar var vel heilt, he said they were all well there; kona eigi heil, enceinte; grœða e-n at heilu, to heal one fully;

heill

2) whole, healed, in respect of wounds or illness, with gen. (verða ~ sára sinna); er um heilt bezt at binda, it is better to bind a hale than a hurt limb;

heill

3) blessed, happy; njótið heilir handa, ‘bless your hands’, well done; kom ~! welcome, hail! far ~, farewell!

heill

4) whole, entire; ~ hleifr, a whole loaf; sjau hundruð heil, full seven hundred;

heill

5) true, upright; ráða e-m heilt, to give one a wholesome (good) advice; af heilum hug, af heilu, sincerely; heilt ráð, wholesome advice; heil kenning, a useful, profitable lesson.

heill

II)

heill

n. and f. luck, omen, foreboding; góðu (illu) ~i, in a good (evil) hour; mörg eru giptusamlig ~, there are many good auspices; fall er farar ~, a fall is a good omen; hann bað þeim ~ duga, he wished them good speed; ~um horfinn, forsaken by luck; ok var brugðit ~um sverðsins, the spell of the sword was broken.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛚ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary