trefill

Icelandic
A scarf.

Etymology

From traf +‎ -ill.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰrɛːvɪtl/
    Rhymes: -ɛːvɪtl

Noun

trefill m (genitive singular trefils, nominative plural treflar)

  1. a scarf

Declension
declension of trefill
m-s1 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

Derived terms
Terms derived from “trefill”.
  • hálstrefill
  • kuldatrefill
  • prjónatrefill
  • reiðtrefill
  • riðtrefill
  • silkitrefill
  • sjótrefill
  • skinntrefill
  • trefilendi
  • ullartrefill

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

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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

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