hvirfill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvirfill.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰvɪrvɪtl/, [ˈkv̥ɪrvɪtɬ]
    Rhymes: -ɪrvɪtl

Noun

hvirfill m (genitive singular hvirfils, nominative plural hvirflar)

  1. the crown, the topmost part of the head

Synonyms

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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