Hindra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hindra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hindra" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hindra Old Icelandic word can mean:

hindra
(að), v.
hindra
1) to keep behind, hinder;
hindra
2) to loiter, linger; ~ eptir e-u, to loiter about a thing;
hindra
3) impers., e-n ~r e-t, one wants or lacks a thing.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-u
einhverju.
e-t
eitthvat.
impers.
impersonal.

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