Hrinda

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hrinda

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hrinda" in English.

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

hrinda Old Icelandic word can mean:

hrinda
(hrind; hratt, hrandum; hrundinn), v.
hrinda
1) to push, thrust, with dat. (hann hratt hestinum í vök eina); var þá hrundit hátnum, the ship’s boat was put out; h. hurð (upp), to push the door open; h. e-m í myrkvastofu, to cast into prison; h. á braut, to drive away; h. skipi fram or út, to launch a ship; impers., hratt stundum fyrir, en stundum frá, the clouds were drifting on and off (the moon);
hrinda
2) to cast (throw) off (h. harmi, ótta); h. máli, to make a case void, clear oneself of it; h. e-u af e-m, to free one from, rid one of a thing.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚾᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
dat.
dative.
impers.
impersonal.
e-u
einhverju.

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