digull

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *digulaz. Possibly from Latin tegula.

Noun

digull m (genitive diguls, plural diglar)

  1. a hanging drop, drip
  2. crucible, melting pot

Declension

Declension of digull (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative digull digullinn diglar diglarnir
accusative digul digulinn digla diglana
dative digli diglinum diglum diglunum
genitive diguls digulsins digla diglanna

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: digel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: digel

Further reading

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