Hvíla

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvíla

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hvíla" in English.

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

hvíla Old Icelandic word can mean:

hvíla: I)

hvíla: (-da, -dr), v.

hvíla: 1) with acc. to rest;

hvíla: ~ lið sitt, to let one’s troops rest;

hvíla: ~ sik, to take rest (þeir hvíldu sik þar ok eyki sína);

hvíla: hvíldr, rested (þeir hafa mœdda hesta, en vér höfum alla hvílda);

hvíla: refl., ~st = ~ sík;

hvíla: 2) to lie, rest, sleep in a bed (~ í rekkju sinni);

hvíla: ~ hjá e-m, to sleep with one;

hvíla: 3) to lie buried (til staðarins þar sem Ólafr hinn helgi hvílir).

hvíla: II)

hvíla: f. bed;

hvíla: ganga (fara) til hvílu, to go to bed.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

e-m: einhverjum.

f.: feminine.

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