hvirfill

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hvirfill. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰvɪrvɪtl/, [ˈkv̥ɪrvɪtɬ] Rhymes: -ɪrvɪtl === Noun === hvirfill m (genitive singular hvirfils, nominative plural hvirflar) the crown, the topmost part of the head Synonym: kollur ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz. Equivalent to hverfa +‎ -ill. === Noun === hvirfill m (genitive hvirfils, dative hvirfli) circle, ring Synonym: hringr crown of the head ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hvirfill”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive