Vin-þjófr

Old Norse Dictionary - vin-þjófr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vin-þjófr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vin-þjófr
m. a ‘friend-thief,’ a false friend, Ad.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾ-ᚦᛁᚢᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
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