Vinstri

Old Norse Dictionary - vinstri

Meaning of Old Norse word "vinstri" in English.

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

vinstri
compar. [Dan. venstre; Swed. vänstre], the left; um vinstri hönd, Nj. 28, Fms. vi. 165; til vinstri handar, 439; hvárki til hægri handar né vinstri, Stj. 438; á vinstri hlið, Fms. ii. 330; vinstri hönd, vinstra auga, eyra, vinstri fótr, etc.; görask vinstri handar menn e-s, one’s left-hand men, i. e. adversaries, Hom. 102; vinstra megin, Hrafn. 13.

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

Abbreviations used:

compar.
comparative.
Dan.
Danish.
etc.
et cetera.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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