ferill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ferill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːrɪtl/
• Rhymes: -ɛːrɪtl

Noun

ferill m (genitive singular ferils, nominative plural ferlar)

1. curve, trajectory
2. career

Declension

Declension of ferill (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ferill	ferillinn	ferlar	ferlarnir
accusative	feril	ferilinn	ferla	ferlana
dative	ferli	ferlinum	ferlum	ferlunum
genitive	ferils	ferilsins	ferla	ferlanna

Related terms

• fara

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

ferill m (genitive ferils, plural ferlar)

1. track, race
2. traveller

Declension

Declension of ferill (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ferill	ferillinn	ferlar	ferlarnir
accusative	feril	ferilinn	ferla	ferlana
dative	ferli	ferlinum	ferlum	ferlunum
genitive	ferils	ferilsins	ferla	ferlanna

Derived terms

• Rómferill
• vegferill

Related terms

• fara

Descendants

• Icelandic: ferill

Further reading

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