vingull
Icelandic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviŋkʏtl/
- Rhymes: -iŋkʏtl
Noun
vingull m (genitive singular vinguls, nominative plural vinglar)
- fescue (grass)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vingull | vingullinn | vinglar | vinglarnir |
| accusative | vingul | vingulinn | vingla | vinglana |
| dative | vingli | vinglinum | vinglum | vinglunum |
| genitive | vinguls | vingulsins | vingla | vinglanna |
Derived terms
- blávingull (“viviparous fescue”)
- rauðvingull (“red fescue”)
- sauðvingull (“sheep's fescue”)
- túnvingull (“Arctic fescue”)
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
vingull m (genitive vinguls, plural vinglar)
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vingull | vingullinn | vinglar | vinglarnir |
| accusative | vingul | vingulinn | vingla | vinglana |
| dative | vingli | vinglinum | vinglum | vinglunum |
| genitive | vinguls | vingulsins | vingla | vinglanna |
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vingull”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive