gyrðill

Old Norse

Etymology

Akin to gyrða +‎ -ill. From Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz. Cognate to Old English gyrdel (whence English girdle).

Noun

gyrðill m

  1. girdle
  2. purse

Declension

Declension of gyrðill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gyrðill gyrðillinn gyrðilar gyrðilarnir
accusative gyrðil gyrðilinn gyrðila gyrðilana
dative gyrðili gyrðilinum gyrðilum gyrðilunum
genitive gyrðils gyrðilsins gyrðila gyrðilanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gyrðill
  • Faroese: gyrðil
  • >? Swedish: gördel (possibly a loan from Low German)
  • Danish: gjordel, gyrdel, gjortel, gyrtel, gørtel (forms influenced by Low German and Standard German)

Further reading

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