Villr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - villr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "villr" in Norwegian.

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

villr: villr, adj. 1) vildfarende, som ikke er paa, eller kan finde, ret Vei; hann fór villrum stórar merkr ok ókunnar Fm. VIII,1819; Bergr varð þeim fráskila ok fórvillr Sturl. II, 1505; fór hann þá oksvá villr, at hann vissi eigi hvert hannhorfði Eb. 40 (738); ráða þeir þó á fjallitmeð lítlu ráði, fara vilt ok liggja útiFlat. I, 13115; El. 683; Heilag. II, 35817. 2) uden Rede paa eller Besked om en Ting; dœgra villr Eids. 1, 24; urðuvillir á hvára hönd þeim sjór skyldiliggja Landn. 3, 15; fara villr vegaEg. 60 (13727); opt verðr villr er getaskal Fbr. 9932. 3) afvigende fra detrette eller sande; bera vilt upp Trist. 11.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛚᛚᚱ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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