Definitions
Definitions
1 ÞIND
f., not þynd, as it is sometimes spelt by modern writers, the i is determined by the old rhyme vindr í sal þindar, Edda l. c.; [from þenja, prop. what is stretched out; Lat. tent-orium, although different in sense, seems really to be the same word]:—the diaphragm; the word is very freq. in mod. usage, although not recorded in old writers except in this sole instance; salr þindar, the breast, Edda ii. 363 (in a verse), þindar-lauss, adj. without a diaphragm, one who is never out of breath in running, esp. used as an epithet of the fox.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
ÞIND
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ÞIND" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).