Úvænn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - úvænn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "úvænn" in English.

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

úvænn Old Icelandic word can mean:

úvænn
a.
úvænn
1) = úvænligr (úvænt ráð);
úvænn
2) not to be expected, not likely (þykkir mér ~a, at hann komi skjótt á minn fund); ~ til e-s, unlikely to a thing; e-t horfir úvænt, it looks hopeless.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᛅᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-s
einhvers.

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