trefill

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Icelandic

A scarf.

Etymology

From Old Norse trefill (tatter, rag), synchronically analyzable as traf (fringe, wrapping) +‎ -ill.

Pronunciation

Noun

trefill m (genitive singular trefils, nominative plural treflar)

  1. a scarf

Declension

Declension of trefill (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trefill trefillinn treflar treflarnir
accusative trefil trefilinn trefla treflana
dative trefli treflinum treflum treflunum
genitive trefils trefilsins trefla treflanna

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Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Proto-Germanic *trabō (fringe).

Noun

trefill m (genitive trefils, plural treflar)

  1. tatter, rag

Declension

Declension of trefill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trefill trefillinn treflar treflarnir
accusative trefil trefilinn trefla treflana
dative trefli treflinum um unum
genitive trefils trefilsins trefla treflanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: trefill
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trevl, trevle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trevl

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “trefill”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive