Hindra
Old Norse Dictionary - hindra
Meaning of Old Norse word "hindra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hindra can mean:hindra
- hindra
- að, [A. S. hinderjan; Engl. hinder; Germ. hindern; Dan. hindra; Swed. hindra]
- hindra
- I. prop. to keep behind, hinder, Stj. 138; h. eðr tálma, Dipl. i. 4, BS. i. 689.
- hindra
- II. pasS. to be impeded, FmS. vii. 144, xi. 423.
- hindra
- 2. to halt, loiter, Stj. 172, Mar.: to go astray, to be wrong, Fbr. 78 new Ed., BS. i. 820: to lose time, loiter about a thing, meira mun nú annat til framkvaemdar en hindrask eptir þessu, Sturl. iii. 157; cp. hindrvitni below.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- pl.
- plural.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- pass.
- passive.
- cp.
- compare.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)