Hvína

Old Norse Dictionary - hvína

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvína" in English.

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

hvína: pret. hvein, hvinu, hvinit, [A. S. hwînan; Engl. whine; Dan. hvine; Swed. hvina]:—to give a whizzing sound, as the pinions of a bird, an arrow, shaft, gust of wind, or the like; hein hvein í hjarna maeni, the bone whizzed into his skull, Hausrl. 5; örvarnar flugu hvínandi yfir höfuð þeim, FmS. viii. 39; örvar hvinu hjá þeim öllu megin, 179; sær fell at landi hvínanda, Clem. 48; láta hein-þynntan hryneld h., Edda 88 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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