Veill

Old Norwegian Dictionary - veill

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "veill" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

veill: veill, adj. 1) svag af Sygdom eller Saar; Magnús var veill á fótum, ok lifðihann skamma hríð Fm. VII, 22910; Bp.I, 4625; Hom. 12320. 2) ussel, som ikke duer til noget; svá flýði fjándinnhinn helga Job styrkðan með guðligritrú, en enn veila Judam, er týndi sínnitrú, batt hann hertekinn sínum fjánds-ligum böndum Heilag. I, 804; ílla erþér nú farit, hinn veili Parceval, erþú spurðir ekki um spjótit eða gang-anda greiðann Ridd. 3216.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛁᛚᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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