Hvinand-orði

Old Norse Dictionary - hvinand-orði

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvinand-orði" in English.

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

hvinand-orði
a, m. ‘whining-speaker,’ a nickname, Fms. vii.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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