vingull

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviŋkʏtl/
• Rhymes: -iŋkʏtl

Noun

vingull m (genitive singular vinguls, nominative plural vinglar)

1. fescue (grass)

Declension

declension of vingull

m-s1	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

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Noun

vingull m (genitive vinguls, plural vinglar)

1. a horse's male organ

Declension

  Declension of vingull (strong a-stem)

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

References

• “vingull”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press