Vind-öld
Old Norse Dictionary - vind-öld
Meaning of Old Norse word "vind-öld" (or vind-ǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vind-öld (vind-ǫld)
- f. ‘wind-age,’ time of tempests, Vsp.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vind-öld may be more accurately written as vind-ǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᛏ-ᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)