ætlan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ætlan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ætlan

or ætlun, f. thought; eptir ætlan, deliberately, Sks. 119 new Ed.; er þat mikil ætlan (a great instinct) skynlaussar skepnu at sjá, 12 new Ed.; hogson ok ætlan, thought and reason, Mar.

2 ætlan

2. design, plan; sú ætlan sem áðr var sett, Fms. ix. 507; tvískiptask í ætlaninni, x. 270; hafa ætlan á um ferðina, xi. 115; þessar ætlanir, iv. 79; þat er engi ætlan, it is no plan, impossible, Nj. 41; fyrir-ætlan, intention; á-ætlan, a calculation. ætlanar-verk, n. a task.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛏᛚᛅᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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