Villr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - villr

Meaning 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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