Vind-svalr

Old Norse Dictionary - vind-svalr

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

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

vind-svalr
adj. = vindkaldr, Fas. i. 78; the myth. name of the Father of Winter, Edda.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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