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)

1. fescue (grass)

Declension

Declension of vingull (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

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)

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

Further reading

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