fífl

See also: fifl, and fífl-

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fífl, from Proto-Germanic *fimfilaz. Cognate with Icelandic fimbul- (“mighty, great”) and Old English fifel (“monster, giant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fipl/
• Rhymes: -ipl

Noun

fífl n (genitive singular fífls, nominative plural fífl)

1. fool, idiot, buffoon

Variants

• féfl

Synonyms

• (fool, idiot): heimskingi, glópur, flón, hálfviti, auli, imbi, bjáni

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fimfilaz. Cognate with Old Norse fimbul- (“mighty, great”) and Old English fifel (“monster, giant”).

Noun

fífl n

1. monster; giant
2. fool, idiot, buffoon

Descendants

• Icelandic: fífl, féfl
• Old Swedish: fifl (“idiocy”)