Vanta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vanta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vanta" in English.

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

vanta: (að), v. to want, lack; impers. with acc. of the person and thing (e-n ~r e-t); ~ði þá eigi hesta né aðra hluti, they wanted neither horses nor other things.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t: eitthvat.

acc.: accusative.

impers.: impersonal.

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