Rindill

Old Norse Dictionary - rindill

Meaning of Old Norse word "rindill" in English.

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

rindill: m., dat. rindli, qs. vrindill, a dimin. [cp. Engl. wren; but Dan. rindel], a bird, the wren (in Eggert Itin. ch. 678 = motacilla fusca, the smallest bird in Icel., also called músar-bróðir or músar-rindill): as a nickname of a small, puny person, Lv., BS. (Laur. S.) rindil-þvari, a, m. = rindill, Edda (gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

dimin.: diminutive.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Laur. S.: Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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