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Old Norse
Etymology 1
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
- wind
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Related to the verb vinda (“to twist”).
Adjective
vindr (feminine vind, neuter vint)
- awry
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 3
Verb
vindr
- second/third-person singular present indicative active of vinda
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vindr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive