Hvirfingr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvirfingr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvirfingr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hvirfingr
hvirfingr, m. d. s.; flokkar þeirra - gangabáðir saman, setjast niðr í einn stað íhvirfing, en Úfeigr gengr í hringinnBand. 3315; sem þingit var sett, gékkKonráðr til þings með öllu liði sínualvápnuðu, ok settust niðr í einn hvirf-ing, en er hljóð var, stóð Konráðrupp í miðju Forns. Suðrl. 16928; Helgispurði, hvárt þeir sæti í hvirfing, eðahverr út frá öðrum, hann kvað þá íhvirfingi (jvf or hringinum s. 1846)sitja Laxd. 63 (18122 fg); setjast þeirí hvirfing í halminn Fm. VI, 27921;drekka hvirfing (= hafa samdrykkju,hvirfingsdrykkju?) OH. 6130.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛁᚱᚠᛁᚿᚵᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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