Hind
Old Norse Dictionary - hind
Meaning of Old Norse word "hind"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hind can mean:hind
- hind
- f. [A. S. hind; Engl. hind; Germ. hinde; Dan. hind]:—a hind, Lat. cerva, the female of hjörtr, Karl. 45, freq.: hindar-kálfr, m. a hind’s calf, a fawn, Bret. ch. 19; Hindar-fjall, n. Hind’s-fell, a mountain, FaS., Fm.
- hind
- II. [prob. a different word, akin to Goth. hinþan, Swed. hinna = to find], skill, grace; in the phrase, með hind, artfully, gracefully, as in the ditty: Það er að segja af Sigurði Blind | samdi hann ljóð um hverja kind, | sá hann hvorki sól né vind, | seggjum þótt’ ‘ann kveða með hind; esp. freq. in poets of the 16th and 17th centurieS.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- ch.
- chapter.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- esp.
- especially.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- prob.
- probably.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fm.
- Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)