verpill
Old Norse
Etymology
From verpa + -ill. See parallel formation in Proto-West Germanic *wurpil (“a die”).
Noun
verpill m (genitive verpils, plural verplar)
- die (game piece)
- cast, barrel
Declension
Declension of verpill (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | verpill | verpillinn | verplar | verplarnir |
| accusative | verpil | verpilinn | verpla | verplana |
| dative | verpli | verplinum | verplum | verplunum |
| genitive | verpils | verpilsins | verpla | verplanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: verpill
- Norwegian: verpil
- Old Swedish: värpil
- Swedish: värpäl (dialectal)
References
- verpill in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press