Væna
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vænaMeaning 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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