Hvirfil-vindr
Old Norse Dictionary - hvirfil-vindr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvirfil-vindr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvirfil-vindr
- m. a whirlwind, Fms. x. 201, Ld. 156, Bs. i. 724, ii. 5, Stj. 114, Barl. 162.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚱᚠᛁᛚ-ᚢᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)