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.)
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