veill

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse veill.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

veill (comparative veilli, superlative veilastur)

  1. weak, fragile, delicate
  2. unreliable, untrustworthy
    Synonym: ótraustur

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • veila (flaw, weakness)
  • veilindi (weakness, fragility; ailment, disease)

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ve- +‎ heill (healthy). Compare vesall, úheill (English unwhole) and Latin vesanus.

Adjective[edit]

veill

  1. ailing, diseased
    veill á fótum
  2. wretched

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: veill
  • Faroese: veilur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veil
  • Swedish: velig