Hvirvil

Old Swedish Dictionary - hvirvil

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hvirvil" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

hvirvil
1) hårvirvel på en häst. cesonia e quedam calcula (fel för caruncula) in fronte equini pulli cum primum producit quuod (fel för prodit ex) aluo matris wlgariter hwyrwil GU C 20 s. 102. - Jfr vatu-, vädher-hvirvil.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hwyrwil )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛁᚱᚠᛁᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
GU C 20
Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.
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