Illr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - illrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "illr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
illr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- illr
- (compar. verri, superl. verstr), a.
- illr
- 1) ill, evil, bad; illr maðr, a bad man; ill ráð, evil counsel; illum huga, with evil intent; illu feginn ver þú aldregi, never rejoice at evil; illar álögur, evil, oppressive burden;
- illr
- 2) hard, difficult, with gen.; illr viðr-eignar, ill to deal with;
- illr
- 3) close, mean, stingy (illr af mat).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛚᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- superl.
- superlative.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
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