Vind-æð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vind-æð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vind-æð

f. a ‘wind-vein,’ Al. 22: prop. an artery, according to vulgar belief that the arteries were ducts of air, and the veins of blood. See Liddell and Scott’s Lex. s. v. ἀρτηρία.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚾᛏ-ᛅᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

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