Hind

Old Norse Dictionary - hind

Meaning of Old Norse word "hind" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hind Old Norse word can mean:

hind: f. [A. S. hind; Engl. hind; Germ. hinde; Dan. hind]:—a hind, Lat. cerva, the female of hjörtr, Karl. 45, freq.: hindar-kálfr, m. a hind’s calf, a fawn, Bret. ch. 19; Hindar-fjall, n. Hind’s-fell, a mountain, FaS., Fm.

hind: II. [prob. a different word, akin to Goth. hinþan, Swed. hinna = to find], skill, grace; in the phrase, með hind, artfully, gracefully, as in the ditty: Það er að segja af Sigurði Blind | samdi hann ljóð um hverja kind, | sá hann hvorki sól né vind, | seggjum þótt’ ‘ann kveða með hind; esp. freq. in poets of the 16th and 17th centurieS.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

ch.: chapter.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

esp.: especially.

Goth.: Gothic.

prob.: probably.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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