gyrðill

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word gyrðill. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word gyrðill, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say gyrðill in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word gyrðill you have here. The definition of the word gyrðill will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgyrðill, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Old Norse

Etymology

Akin to gyrða +‎ -ill. From Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz. Cognate to Old English gyrdel (whence English girdle).

Noun

gyrðill m

  1. girdle
  2. purse

Declension

  Declension of gyrðill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gyrðill gyrðillinn gyrðilar gyrðilarnir
accusative gyrðil gyrðilinn gyrðila gyrðilana
dative gyrðili gyrðilinum gyrðilum gyrðilunum
genitive gyrðils gyrðilsins gyrðila gyrðilanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gyrðill
  • Faroese: gyrðil
  • >? Swedish: gördel (possibly a loan from Low German)
  • Danish: gjordel, gyrdel, gjortel, gyrtel, gørtel (forms influenced by Low German and Standard German)

References

  • “gyrðill”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia