Væna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - væna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "væna" in English.

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

væna Old Icelandic word can mean:

væna
(-da, -dr), v.
væna
1) to give one hope of, ~ e-m e-s or e-u (~ e-m miskunnar ok eilífrar dýrðar);
væna
2) to ween, think (í kveld væni ek, at ek heiti Úfeigr);
væna
impers., e-n vænir, at, one thinks that (vænir mik nú, at þeir hafi aptr snúit);
væna
3) ~ e-n e-u, to charge one with a thing (~ e-n lygi);
væna
4) refl., ~st e-s or e-u, to hope for (vænist hann ok øngra manna liðveizlu);
væna
~st e-u, to boast of.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.
e-u
einhverju.
impers.
impersonal.

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