Vin-hallr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vin-hallr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vin-hallr

adj. biassed, partial in one’s friendship; eigi var hann v. í dómum, be was no respecter of persons in his judgment, Orkn. 160; vinhallr undir höfðingja, Bs. i. 142; at erki-biskup hafi nökkut v. verit í málinu, Fms. viii. 100, ix. 331, v. l.

2 vin-hallr

2. = vinhollr, an affectionate friend, Þorst. Síðu H. 171: prob. only an error (hallr for hollr).

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚾ-ᚼᛅᛚᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
bisk
bishop.
esp
especially.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
part
participle.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Þorst. Síðu H.
Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)

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