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

• (crown): kollur

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
  • Norwegian Bokmål: virvel
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: virvel

References

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