vindr

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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

  1. wind
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: vindur
  • Faroese: vindur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vind
  • Elfdalian: wind
  • Old Swedish: vinder
  • Old Danish: wende
  • Gutnish: vinn, vind

Etymology 2

Related to the verb vinda (to twist).

Adjective

vindr (feminine vind, neuter vint)

  1. awry
Declension
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vind

Etymology 3

Verb

vindr

  1. second/third-person singular present indicative active of vinda

References

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