Hvaðan

Dictionnaire vieux norrois - hvaðan

Signification du mot vieux norrois "hvaðan"

Comme défini par le dictionnaire vieux norrois-anglais de Cleasby & Vigfusson :

hvaðan
adv. interrog. [Ulf. waþro = πόθεν; A. S. hwanon; Engl. whence; Germ. woher]:—whence, Nj. 2, 125, FmS. ix. 55: absol. of the wind, hvaðan er hann? whence (from what quarter) is the wind? the answer, sunnan, norðan; þóttisk engi vita, hvaðan veðr var á, whence the wind blew, FmS. viii. 55; h. af löndum? Ísl. ii. 222, Vþm. 22, 24, 26, Pr. 416, passim. β. spec. usage; meðan ek veit eigi víst hvaðan Guðmundr hinn ríki stendr at, mágr minn (as long as I know not what side G. takes’), því at ek aetla honum at veita, hvaðan sem hann stendr at, Nj. 214. II. indef. = undecunque, koma þeir heilir hvaðan, Hm. 157; hvaðan sem, whencesoever; hann siglir hvaðan sem á er, he sails whencesoever the wind may blow, whatever wind may blow, FmS. x. 204; blóðrás hvaðan sem renn, Pr. 473; hvaðan af sem hann hafði þann spádóm, Hkr. i. 224. III. as relative, Stj. i.

Inscription runique possible en futhark jeune :ᚼᚢᛅᚦᛅᚾ
Les runes du futhark jeune ont été utilisées du 8ème au 12ème siècle en Scandinavie et dans leurs colonies à l'étranger

Abréviations utilisées :

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
adv.
adverb.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
def.
definite.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
indef.
indefinite.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
spec.
specially.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Œuvres & Auteurs cités :

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
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