Una
Old Icelandic Dictionary - unaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "una" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
una Old Icelandic word can mean:
- una
- (uni, unda, unat), v.
- una
- 1) to be content in a place (Tumi undi eigi í Flateyju);
- una
- 2) to dwell, abide, in a biblical sense (~ í helgum friði);
- una
- 3) to enjoy, be happy in, content with a thing;
- una
- þeir undu illa sínum hlut, they were much dissatisfied with their lot;
- una
- ~ lífi, to enjoy life;
- una
- ~ vel við ráð sitt, to be content with one’s lot;
- una
- uni (imperat.) þú vel við, be content!
- una
- ~ sér, ~ við sik, to be happy, feel at ease;
- una
- ~ lítt eptir e-n, to feel deeply the loss (death) of a person.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- imperat.
- imperative.
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