Hvirfing
Old Norse Dictionary - hvirfingMeaning of Old Norse word "hvirfing" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
hvirfing Old Norse word can mean:
- hvirfing
- f. or hvirfingr, m. a circle of men; setjask í hvirfing, to sit in a circle, Fms. v.. 279; þeir sömnuðu þeim saman í eina hvirfing, Karl. 249; Helgi spurði hvárt þeir sæti í hvírfingi eðr hverr út fra öðrum, Ld. 272; þeir setjask niðr í einn stað í hvirfing, Band. 33 new Ed.; síðan vóru goð hennar sett í hvirfing úti, Fms. v. 319.
- hvirfing
- II. a drinking match, at which the cup was passed round, cp. the Engl. loving cup; it is opp. to tvímenningr, when two persons pledged one another in the same cup; drekka hvirfing, Ó. H. 61.
- hvirfing
- COMPDS: hvirfingsbróðir, hvirfingsdrykkja, hvirfingsklukka.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚱᚠᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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