Vin-hallr

Old Norse Dictionary - vin-hallr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vin-hallr" in English.

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

vin-hallr Old Norse word can mean:

vin-hallr: adj. biassed, partial in one’s friendship; eigi var hann v. í dómum, be was no respecter of persons in his judgment, Orkn. 160; vinhallr undir höfðingja, Bs. i. 142; at erki-biskup hafi nökkut v. verit í málinu, Fms. viii. 100, ix. 331, v. l.

vin-hallr: 2. = vinhollr, an affectionate friend, Þorst. Síðu H. 171: prob. only an error (hallr for hollr).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Þorst. Síðu H.: Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)

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