Unna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - unna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "unna" in English.

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

unna Old Icelandic word can mean:

unna
(ann, unna, unnat and unnt), v.
unna
1) not to grudge; to grant, allow, bestow; ~ e-m e-s (Hreiðmarr unni þeim einskis pennings af gullinu); ~ e-m laga, to give one the benefit of the law, give one a fair trial; ek ann þér eigi faðmlagsins Helgu ennar fögru, I grudee thee the embrace of H. the Fair; with infinitive, hann unni øngum at njóta fjárins nema. sér, he could not bear that any one should enjoy the money but himself;
unna
2) to love, with dat. (eigi leyna augu, ef ann kona manni); ~ e-m hugdstum, to love one dearly; þeim var ek verst, er ek unna mest, I was worst to him whom I loved the most;
unna
3) recipr., unnast, to love one another (þau unnust mikit systkin).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.
dat.
dative.

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