Vind-æð

Old Norse Dictionary - vind-æð

Meaning of Old Norse word "vind-æð" in English.

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

vind-æð
f. a ‘wind-vein,’ Al. 22: prop. an artery, according to vulgar belief that the arteries were ducts of air, and the veins of blood. See Liddell and Scott’s Lex. s. v. ἀρτηρία.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
prop.
proper, properly.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
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