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

• vindauga

Descendants

• Icelandic: vindur
• Faroese: vindur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vind
• Elfdalian: wind
• Old Swedish: vinder
  • Swedish: vind
    • → Finnish: vintti
• Old Danish: wende
  • Danish: vind, vend
    • Norwegian Bokmål: vind
• Gutnish: vinn, vind

Etymology 2

Related to the verb vinda (“to twist”).

Adjective

vindr (feminine vind, neuter vint)

2. 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

• Icelandic: vindur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vind

Etymology 3

Verb

vindr

1. second/third-person singular present indicative active of vinda

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vindr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive