Hvinr

Old Norse Dictionary - hvinr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvinr" in English.

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

hvinr
m. (hvimr in Eb. 182, but wrongly, as hvína is the root word), a cracking, whizzing, whistling, as of a whip or missile; hann heyrir hvininn af högginu, Fms. vii. 230; hvin örvarinnar, ii. 272; Arnkell heyrði hvininn (of a stroke), Eb. 182; hann heyrir hvininn af for þÞ Fbr. 40.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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