Villr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - villrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "villr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
villr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- villr
- a.
- villr
- 1) wild, false (hverfa af villum götum);
- villr
- 2) bewildered, erring, astray; fara v., fara villt, to go astray (hann fór v. um stórar merkr ok úkunnar);
- villr
- 3) perplexed, uncertain (þeir urðu villir á hvára hönd þeim sjór skyldi liggja); with gen., fara v. vegar, to go astray.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚᛚᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
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