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

Related terms

• 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