Úvænn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - úvænnMeaning 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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