Etymograph

English

Vidofnir

Vidofnir comes from Old Norse Víðópnir.

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350Víðópnir
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1989Vidofnir

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350Víðópnir
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1989Vidofnir

Earliest quotation: 1989, William O. Cord, E. Mellen Press: “The special magic that lay within Laevatein's powers was…”

Every English word from Old Norse Víðópnir

Today it means

name A mythological bird (variously, a falcon or a rooster) that inhabits the top of Mímameiðr, a tree identified with Yggdrasil; sometimes positioned on the brow of another cosmic bird.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Norse Víðópnir / Vidofnir

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