Vanr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vanrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vanr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vanr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vanr
- I)
- vanr
- a.
- vanr
- 1) wont, accustomed (bað hann ganga, til sætis þess, er hann var v. at sitja); v. e-u, used to a thing;
- vanr
- 2) usual (ekki fekk ek minna til bús en vant er).
- vanr
- II)
- vanr
- a. lacking, wanting, with gen.; handar em ek v., I lack a hand; vön geng ek vilja, I walk joyless; e-s er vant, something is wanting or missing; eitt sinn var vant kýr í Þykkvabœ, a cow was wanting.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- e-u
- einhverju.
- e-s
- einhvers.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
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