Vin

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vin

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vin" in Norwegian.

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

vin: vin, f. (G. vinjar) EnG. (got. winja, ght.wine, ags. wine. DGr. II, 55 fg; DWb.I, 1175; P. A. Munch Norges Beskr.X fg); vinjar spann, toddi se disse Ord ;forekommer ellers kun i Stedsnavne f. Ex.Vin EJb. 193. 482. 482; oftere Pl. VinjarEJb. 306, især i det nordenfjeldske Norge; ogsaa i sammensatte Stedsnavne som Vinjarskáli EJb. 136; Vinjarvalr EJb.267. 445; Björgvin, Skoðvin, Toðvin.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚿ
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:

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

got.: gotisk.

n.: Neutrum.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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