Vindr

Old Norse Dictionary - vindr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vindr"

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

Old Norse word vindr can mean:vindr

vindr
m. [Ulf. winds = ἄνεμος; A. S., Engl., and Germ. wind; O. H. G. wint; Lat. ventus]:—the wind, passim: the air, fram í loptið í vindinn, into the air, FmS. vi. 313; sem hann væði vind, 419; kasta e-u út í vind, Mar.; verpa orðum í vind, id.; láta e-t sem vind um eyrun þjóta (see eyra): allit., veðr ok vind, kvíða fyrir vind ok vatn, FmS. viii. 234; í vindi skal við höggva, Hm.; þokur miklar en vinda litla, Ld. 74; vindr hafði hlaupit milli, BS. i. 336; blés mikinn vind á ljósit en þat sloknaði, Bárð. 180; gékk vindr ór filnum, Al. 144; austan-v., vestan-v., sunnan-v., norðan-v. (but út-synningr, land-nyrðingr, etc., of the ‘middle-airts’).
vindr
B. COMPDS: vindauga, vindbelgr, vindblaka, vindblástr, vindblær, vindbylr, vindegg, vindfrosinn, vindfullr, vindsfullr, vindgangr, vindgluggr, vindsgnýr, vindgul, vindheimr, vindhjálmr, vindkaldr, vindker, vindlauss, Vindlér, vindlítill, Vindlóni, vindrúm, vindstæði, vindsvalr, vindþrotinn, vindþrútinn, vindþurr, vindæð, vindöLd.

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

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Abbreviations used:

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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