engill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse engill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiɲcɪtl/
  • Rhymes: -eiɲcɪtl

Noun

engill m (genitive singular engils, nominative plural englar)

  1. angel

Declension

Declension of engill (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative engill engillinn englar englarnir
accusative engil engilinn engla englana
dative engli englinum englum englunum
genitive engils engilsins engla englanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Saxon engil and/or Old English enġel, from Proto-West Germanic *angil, which is borrowed via Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

Noun

engill m

  1. angel

Declension

Declension of engill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative engill engillinn englar englarnir
accusative engil engilinn engla englana
dative engli englinum englum englunum
genitive engils engilsins engla englanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: engill
  • Faroese: eingil
  • Norwegian:
  • Elfdalian: aindjel
  • Danish: engel
  • Old Swedish: ængil, engil
  • Gutnish: änggel

Further reading

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