Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hvenar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 hvenar

or hvenær, spelt hvenar in Dropl. 20, 21, and proncd. so at the present day; [hvenar seems to be the true form, as the word is prob. derived not from hve and nær, but is like Engl. when-e’er, from Goth. hwan = ποτέ; A. S. hwænne; Engl. when; Hel. huan; Germ. wann]:—when, Nj. 142, Ld. 204, Grág. i. 103, 350, passim.

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Runic Inscription

hvenar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
proncd.: pronounced.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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