Hindfell
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hindfell
< Old Norse Hindarfjall mountain of the hinds, equivalent to hindar, plural of hind hind 2 + fjall mountain ( cf. fell 5)
Example Sentences
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On parting from her he receives back from Brynhild his own ring given to her at Hindfell in the days of their bliss.
From A Selection from the Poems of William Morris by Morris, William
The mind can think of little matters only: His heart speeds back to Hindfell, and the dawn of the wakening day; And the hours betwixt are as nothing, and their deeds are fallen away.
From The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature by Nordby, Conrad Hjalmar
He came to a mountain-summit at last: Hindfell, where the trees fell away, leaving a place open to the sky and the winds.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
A high hall is there Reared upon Hindfell, Without all around it Sweeps the red flame aloft.
From The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda by Morris, William
His heart was merry with victory and ever he thought of Hindfell and of Lymdale and the love of Brynhild.
From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Turner, Winifred
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