Vindr

Old Norse Dictionary - vindr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vindr" in English.

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

vindr Old Norse word can mean:

vindr: 1. m. a winding; austan við bergit er vindr upp út ganga, Symb. 56; hann hyggr at um steina nokkura þá er svá lágu sem vindr er görr, Róm. 309.

vindr: 2. adj., vind, neut. vint, [vinda, vatt], awry; telgja vint né skakkt, Krók. 42 C; or Jonathe flaug aldri vint né skeift, Stj. 495.

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

Similar entries:

Vindr (II)

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

adj.: adjective.

neut.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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