Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-vana

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 and-vana

and andvani, adj. ind., and now andvanr, adj.

2 and-vana

I. [and- and vanr, solitus], destitute, wanting; with gen., a. átu, lífs a., auðs ok alls gamans a., Hkv. 2. 31, Völs. kviður, Lex. Poët.; alls a. nema víls ok vesaldar, Fms. iii. 95; a. heilsu, Magn. 512; alls a., of the beggar Lazarus, Greg. 24; a. þeirrar þjónustu, in want of, Post. 656 B; margs a., Bret. 174; a eigna várra, having lost our lands, 208.

3 and-vana

II. [önd, anima], now = exanimis; andvana lík, a lifeless corpse, Pass. 4. 23.

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Runic Inscription

and-vana

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "and-vana" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
gen.: genitive.
lit: literally.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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