- hvirfilvindr
- m. whirlwind.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
hvirfilvindr
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Whirlwind — Whirl wind , n. [Cf. Icel. hvirfilvindr, Sw. hvirfvelvind, Dan. hvirvelvind, G. wirbelwind. See {Whirl}, and {Wind}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Magie — (von altgr. μαγεία, mageía, „Zauberei“, „Blendwerk“), abgeleitet vom altiranischen Mager,[1] bezeichnet die (angebliche) Beeinflussung von Ereignissen, Menschen und Gegenständen auf übernatürliche Art und Weise. Dabei wendet der Magier zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
whirlwind — /hwerrl wind , werrl /, n. 1. any of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and advancing simultaneously over land or sea, as a dust devil, tornado, or waterspout. 2. anything resembling a… … Universalium
whirlwind — mid 14c., from WHIRL (Cf. whirl) (v.) + WIND (Cf. wind) (n.), probably on model of O.N. hvirfilvindr … Etymology dictionary
whirlwind — whirl•wind [[t]ˈ(h)wɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl [/t]] n. 1) mer a relatively small mass of air, as a tornado, rotating rapidly and advancing over land or sea 2) something resembling a whirlwind, as in destructive force 3) any circling rush or violent onward… … From formal English to slang
whirlwind — /ˈwɜlwɪnd / (say werlwind) noun 1. a mass of air rotating rapidly round and towards a more or less vertical axis, and having at the same time a progressive motion over the surface of the land or sea. 2. anything resembling a whirlwind, as in… …
whirlwind — [hwʉrl′wind΄, wʉrl′wind΄] n. [ME whirlwynd, prob. based on ON hvirfilvindr] 1. a current of air whirling violently upward in a spiral motion around a more or less vertical axis that has a forward motion 2. anything resembling a whirlwind, as in… … English World dictionary
