vindr

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Old Norse

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *windaz, whence also Old Saxon and Old English wind, Old High German wint, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Noun

vindr m

  1. wind

Declension

  Declension of vindr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vindr vindrinn vindar vindarnir
accusative vind vindinn vinda vindana
dative vindi vindinum vindum vindunum
genitive vinds vindsins vinda vindanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vindur
  • Faroese: vindur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vind
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vind
  • Swedish: vind
  • Danish: vind

References

  • “vindr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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