Vindandi
Old Norse Dictionary - vindandi
Meaning of Old Norse word "vindandi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vindandi
- f. [vend], a gramm. term, implying the use of the old letter ‘vend’ in spelling v-rungu, v-rangr, v-reiðr, see introduction to letter R; sem þá at v sé af tekit fþessu nafni ‘vrungu,’ því at Þýðerskir menn ok Danskir hafa v fyrir r í þessu nafni ok mörgum öðrum ok þat hyggjum vér fornt mál vera, en nú er þat kallat vindandin (vindandi in) forna í skáld-skap, því at þat er nú ekki haft í Norrænu-máli, Skálda 189 (in the treatise of Olave Hvíta-skáld).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᛏᛅᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gramm.
- grammar.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)