Vinna

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

vinna Old Icelandic word can mean:

vinna

I)

vinna

(vinn; vann, unnum, unninn), v.

vinna

1) to work, labour, do work (Ásmundr vildi lítit ~);

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~ á akri ok plœgja, to work in the field and plough;

vinna

2) to work, till, cultivate (~ akr, jörðina);

vinna

3) to work, perform, do;

vinna

~ verk sin, to do one’s work;

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þat verðr hverr at ~, er ætlat er, every one must do the work that is set before him;

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þér hafið mikit stórvirki unnit, ye have done a great deed;

vinna

~ eið, sœri, to take an oath;

vinna

~ bœtr á e-u, to redress;

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~ e-m beinleika, beina, to show hospitality to one;

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~ e-m geig, bana, to work harm, death, to one;

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~ e-m úsœmd, to bring shame, disgrace on one;

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~ e-m bót (illt), to do one good (harm);

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~ e-m hefnd, to take revenge on;

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4) ~ e-m, to wait upon, attend to, tend (Höskuldr bað hana ~ þeim hjónum);

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5) to win, gain;

vinna

~ orrustu, sigr, to gain a battle, victory;

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~ sigr á e-m, to obtain a victory over, defeat, one;

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6) to win, conquer (~ land, borgir, skip);

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~ e-t aptr, to recover by conquest, reconquer (~ aptr þat ríki, er látit er);

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7) to overcome, master, get the better of (þeir ætla, at þeim muni illa sœkjast at ~ oss);

vinna

8) to avail (veit ek eigi, hvat þat vinnr);

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e-t vinnr e-m þörf, it suffices, is sufficient for one (þörf vinnr hverjum presti at segja eina messu);

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~ e-m at fullu, to be quite sufficient for one, do away with, kill (tók hann sótt þá, er honum vann at fullu);

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9) to withstand, with dat., = ~ við e-u;

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sköpum viðr (= vinnr) manngi, no man can withstand his fate;

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10) followed by an a. or pp., to make (~ e-n sáran, reiðan, barðan, felldan);

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vann hann yfirkominn Harald, he succeeded in vanquishing H.;

vinna

~ hefnt, to take revenge;

vinna

~ annat, to prove;

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11) to reach (smíðuðu einn stöpul, þann er þeir ætluðu at ~ skyldi til himins);

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12) with preps., ~ at e-u, to be busy with (~ at heyi);

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~ at svínum, sauðfé, to tend swine, sheep;

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fá ekki at unnit, to effect nothing (ekki munu þér fá at unnit svá búit);

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~ at e-m, to do away with, kill (þat var markat á tjaldinu, at Sigurðr vann at Fáfni);

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~ e-t á, to do, effect (höfum vér mikit á unnit í várri ferð);

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~ á e-m, to do one bodily injury, = ~ áverka á e-m (með þann hug at ~ á Gunnari);

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~ e-t til e-s, to do one thing in order to obtain or effect another (vildi hann ~ þat til sættar með þeim brœðrum);

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þat vil ek til ~, that I am ready to do;

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~ til e-s, to make oneself worthy of, deserve (~ til dauða);

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~ til fjár ok frægðar, to act so as to gain money and fame;

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~ við e-u, to withstand (mátti hann ok eigi við sköpum ~ né sínu aldrlagi);

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~ e-n yfir, to overcome;

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13) refl., ~st, to last, suffice;

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meðan dagrinn vannst, as long as the day lasted;

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Illugi elti hann meðan eyin vannst, to the end of the island;

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festrin vannst eigi til jarðar, the rope was not long enough to touch the ground;

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þar sátu konur úti frá sem vannst, as there was room;

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ek vinnst eigi til þér at launa, I am unable to reward thee;

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ekki unnust þau mjök fyrir, they did little to support themselves;

vinna

recipr., ~st á, to wound one another.

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II)

vinna

f. work, labour;

vinna

vera at vinnu, to be at work.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᚾᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary