verpill

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Old Norse

Etymology

From verpa +‎ -ill. See parallel formation in Proto-West Germanic *wurpil (“a die”).

Noun

verpill m (genitive verpils, plural verplar)

  1. die (game piece)
  2. cast, barrel

Declension

  Declension of verpill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verpill verpillinn verplar verplarnir
accusative verpil verpilinn verpla verplana
dative verpli verplinum verplum verplunum
genitive verpils verpilsins verpla verplanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: verpill
  • Old Swedish: värpil

Further reading

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