Vinstr

Old Norse Dictionary - vinstr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vinstr"

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

vinstr
f., pl. vinstrar, = the third stomach in ruminating animals; eina vinstr, vinstrina, freq. in mod. usage, but not recorded in old writers.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.

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