Ørvænta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ørvænta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ørvænta" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

ørvænta Old Icelandic word can mean:

ørvænta
(-nta, -nt), v. to despair, with gen.; einskis ills ørvænti ek fyrir yðr, there is no wicked thing that may not be expected from you; ~ sér e-s, to despair of;
ørvænta
refl., ~st e-s = ~ sér e-s.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚢᛅᚾᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-s
einhvers.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.

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