hvirfilvindr

Old Norse

Etymology

From hvirfill +‎ vindr.

Noun

hvirfilvindr m

  1. whirlwind

Declension

Declension of hvirfilvindr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvirfilvindr hvirfilvindrinn hvirfilvindar hvirfilvindarnir
accusative hvirfilvind hvirfilvindinn hvirfilvinda hvirfilvindana
dative hvirfilvindi hvirfilvindinum hvirfilvindum hvirfilvindunum
genitive hvirfilvinds hvirfilvindsins hvirfilvinda hvirfilvindanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvirfilvindur
  • Danish: hvirvelvind
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvervelvind
  • Norwegian Bokmål: virvelvind

Further reading

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