Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vanka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 vanka

að, (qs. vakka or vafka?), to rove, stroll about as if disturbed in mind: part. vankaðr, of a sheep with the turning disease; also in scorn of a person, þú ert vankaðr.

2 vanka

II. [A. S. wincian; Engl. wink], to wink; kómu þar inn menn ok vönkuðu til Sveins konungs, Fms. xi. 366, v. l.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

vanka

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vanka" 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.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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