Hvirfil-vindr

Old Norse Dictionary - hvirfil-vindr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvirfil-vindr" in English.

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

hvirfil-vindr
m. a whirlwind, Fms. x. 201, Ld. 156, Bs. i. 724, ii. 5, Stj. 114, Barl. 162.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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