Rindill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rindill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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.)

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᚾᛏᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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