van-ýfli

n. pl. [the latter part of this compd has preserved the uncontracted form, answering to Goth. ubils = íllr, q. v.; cp. Engl. evil and contr. ill]:—chronic ailments; þessi vanýrli skaltú hafa á þínum hag, Sks. 360 B. vanyfla-sótt, f. habitual illness = vanasótt; kom v. hans at honum, Sks. 706 B (of king Saul’s insanity).