Vind-æð
Old Norse Dictionary - vind-æð
Meaning of Old Norse word "vind-æð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vind-æð
- f. a ‘wind-vein,’ Al. 22: prop. an artery, according to vulgar belief that the arteries were ducts of air, and the veins of blood. See Liddell and Scott’s Lex. s. v. ἀρτηρία.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᛏ-ᛅᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)