Vin-hallr
Old Norse Dictionary - vin-hallr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vin-hallr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vin-hallr can mean:vin-hallr
- 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.
- vin-hallr
- 2. = vinhollr, an affectionate friend, Þorst. Síðu H. 171: prob. only an error (hallr for hollr).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾ-ᚼᛅᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Þorst. Síðu H.
- Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)