Hindri

Old Norse Dictionary - hindri

Meaning of Old Norse word "hindri" in English.

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

hindri Old Norse word can mean:

hindri
compar., superl. HINZTR, [cp. Ulf. hindar = ὀπίσω, πέραν, A. S. and Engl. hinder, O. H. G. hintar, Germ. hinter; cp. also A. S. hindan, Engl. be-hind]:—the hinder, hindmost, latter, latest, only in poetry:
hindri
I. the compar. occurs only as an απ. λεγ. in hindra dags, the day after to-morrow, Hm. 109, and hindar-dags, N. G. l. i. 23.
hindri
II. superl., hinnzta sinni, for the last time: in prose, vér gengum á land innsta (i. e. hinzta) sinni, FmS. vii. 149; þá er hann fór inzta sinni til Jórsala, 625. 191: in poetry, Sól. 41, FaS. i. 428; hinztr fuudr, the last meeting, Hkv. Hjörv. 40; hinzt kveðja, Am. 45; hinzt bæn, Skv. 3. 62.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
compar.
comparative.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
superl.
superlative.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
L.
Linnæus.
i. e.
id est.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.
Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
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