Rindr

Old Norse Dictionary - rindr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rindr" in English.

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

rindr Old Norse word can mean:

rindr: f., dat. and acc. Rindi, qs. Vrindr, which form remains in the old alliteration (V)rindr berr í vestr-sölum, Vtkv.; see Bergmann in the Mythol. Glossary to the Message of Skírnir, Strasburg 1871:—the name of a goddess or giantess, the mother of Vali, Vsp., Vtkv., Gg.; seið Yggr til Rindar, Kormak; the Earth is called Rindar elja (see elja), Edda (in a verse). The loves of Wodan and Rind resemble those of Zeus and Europa in the Greek legends.

rindr: 2. in poët. circumlocutions of a woman, bands; sörva Rindr, Kormak.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

qs.: quasi.

v.: vide.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gg.: Grógaldr. (A. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Vtkv.: Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)

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