Vinast
Old Norse Dictionary - vinast
Meaning of Old Norse word "vinast"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vinast
- að, recipr. to fondle one another, i. e. to pair (sexually, Dan. parres), esp. of birds; fuglar vinast með sætum söng sízt verða þessum dægrin löng, Bb. 1. 18; mátti svo vinast hvort eitt par, 2. 29 (of fishes).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᛅᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- esp.
- especially.
- i. e.
- id est.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- recipr.
- reciprocally.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.