veill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse veill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /veitl̥/
  • Rhymes: -eitl

Adjective

veill (comparative veilli, superlative veilastur)

  1. weak, fragile, delicate
  2. unreliable, untrustworthy
    Synonym: ótraustur

Declension

Positive forms of veill
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative veill veil veilt
accusative veilan veila
dative veilum veilli veilu
genitive veils veillar veils
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative veilir veilar veil
accusative veila
dative veilum
genitive veilla
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative veili veila veila
acc/dat/gen veila veilu
plural (all-case) veilu
Comparative forms of veill
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) veilli veilli veilla
plural (all-case) veilli
Superlative forms of veill
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative veilastur veilust veilast
accusative veilastan veilasta
dative veilustum veilastri veilustu
genitive veilasts veilastrar veilasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative veilastir veilastar veilust
accusative veilasta
dative veilustum
genitive veilastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative veilasti veilasta veilasta
acc/dat/gen veilasta veilustu
plural (all-case) veilustu
  • veila (“flaw, weakness”)
  • veilindi (“weakness, fragility; ailment, disease”)

Old Norse

Etymology

ve- +‎ heill (“healthy”). Compare vesall, úheill (English unwhole) and Latin vesanus.

Adjective

veill

  1. ailing, diseased
    veill á fótum
  2. wretched

Derived terms

  • veilindi

Descendants

  • Icelandic: veill
  • Faroese: veilur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veil
  • Swedish: velig
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