Sinueldr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sinueldr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sinueldr" in Norwegian.

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

sinueldr
sinueldr, m. Ild, der brænder i tørt Græs(sina); flaut þat sem sinueldr alt austrtil landsenda OH. 822 jvf "Efterret- ningen om Napoleon den 3dies Dødspredte sig som Ild i tørt Græs" (thereport spread like wildfire Times for 10/11 73, Mrgbl. 1873 Nr. 12B.).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚿᚢᚽᛚᚦᚱ
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.
Nr.
Nummer.

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