Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rindill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 rindill

m., dat. rindli, qs. vrindill, a dimin. [cp. Engl. wren; but Dan. rindel], a bird, the wren (in Eggert Itin. ch. 678 = motacilla fusca, the smallest bird in Icel., also called músar-bróðir or músar-rindill): as a nickname of a small, puny person, Lv., Bs. (Laur. S.) rindil-þvari, a, m. = rindill, Edda (Gl.)

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Runic Inscription

rindill

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "rindill" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
dimin.: diminutive.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Laur. S.: Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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