vindr

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
  Declension of vindr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vindr vindrinn vindar vindarnir
accusative vind vindinn vinda vindana
dative vindi vindinum vindum vindunum
genitive vinds vindsins vinda vindanna
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
    Strong declension of vindr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindr vind vint
accusative vindan vinda vint
dative vindum vindri vindu
genitive vinds vindrar vinds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindir vindar vind
accusative vinda vindar vind
dative vindum vindum vindum
genitive vindra vindra vindra
    Weak declension of vindr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindi vinda vinda
accusative vinda vindu vinda
dative vinda vindu vinda
genitive vinda vindu vinda
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindu vindu vindu
accusative vindu vindu vindu
dative vindum vindum vindum
genitive vindu vindu vindu
    Declension of comparative of vindr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindari vindari vindara
accusative vindara vindari vindara
dative vindara vindari vindara
genitive vindara vindari vindara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindari vindari vindari
accusative vindari vindari vindari
dative vindurum vindurum vindurum
genitive vindari vindari vindari
    Strong declension of superlative of vindr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindastr vindust vindast
accusative vindastan vindasta vindast
dative vindustum vindastri vindustu
genitive vindasts vindastrar vindasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindastir vindastar vindust
accusative vindasta vindastar vindust
dative vindustum vindustum vindustum
genitive vindastra vindastra vindastra
    Weak declension of superlative of vindr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindasti vindasta vindasta
accusative vindasta vindustu vindasta
dative vindasta vindustu vindasta
genitive vindasta vindustu vindasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vindustu vindustu vindustu
accusative vindustu vindustu vindustu
dative vindustum vindustum vindustum
genitive vindustu vindustu vindustu
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vind

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
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