Vindandi

Old Norse Dictionary - vindandi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vindandi" in English.

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

vindandi: f. [vend], a gramm. term, implying the use of the old letter ‘vend’ in spelling v-rungu, v-rangr, v-reiðr, see introduction to letter R; sem þá at v sé af tekit fþessu nafni ‘vrungu,’ því at Þýðerskir menn ok Danskir hafa v fyrir r í þessu nafni ok mörgum öðrum ok þat hyggjum vér fornt mál vera, en nú er þat kallat vindandin (vindandi in) forna í skáld-skap, því at þat er nú ekki haft í Norrænu-máli, Skálda 189 (in the treatise of Olave Hvíta-skáld).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gramm.: grammar.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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