hvirfill

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvirfill.

Pronunciation

Noun

hvirfill m (genitive singular hvirfils, nominative plural hvirflar)

  1. the crown, the topmost part of the head
    Synonym: kollur

Declension

Declension of hvirfill (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvirfill hvirfillinn hvirflar hvirflarnir
accusative hvirfil hvirfilinn hvirfla hvirflana
dative hvirfli hvirflinum hvirflum hvirflunum
genitive hvirfils hvirfilsins hvirfla hvirflanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz. Equivalent to hverfa +‎ -ill.

Noun

hvirfill m (genitive hvirfils, dative hvirfli)

  1. circle, ring
    Synonym: hringr
  2. crown of the head

Declension

  Declension of hvirfill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvirfill hvirfillinn hvirflar hvirflarnir
accusative hvirfil hvirfilinn hvirfla hvirflana
dative hvirfli hvirflinum hvirflum hvirflunum
genitive hvirfils hvirfilsins hvirfla hvirflanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvirfill
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvervel
  • Swedish: virvel, hvirfvel (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Danish: hvirvel

References

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