fífl

See also: fifl and fífl-

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fífl, from Proto-Germanic *fimfilaz. Cognate with Icelandic fimbul- (“mighty, great”) and Old English fifel (“monster, giant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fipl/
• Rhymes: -ipl

Noun

fífl n (genitive singular fífls, nominative plural fífl)

1. fool, idiot, buffoon

   Synonyms: heimskingi, glópur, flón, hálfviti, auli, imbi, bjáni

Declension

Declension of fífl (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fífl	fíflið	fífl	fíflin
accusative	fífl	fíflið	fífl	fíflin
dative	fífli	fíflinu	fíflum	fíflunum
genitive	fífls	fíflsins	fífla	fíflanna

Variants

• féfl

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fimfilaz. Cognate with Old Norse fimbul- (“mighty, great”) and Old English fifel (“monster, giant”).

Noun

fífl n

1. monster; giant
2. fool, idiot, buffoon

Related terms

• fífill (possibly)

Descendants

• Icelandic: fífl, féfl
• Old Swedish: fifl (“idiocy”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fífl”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive