Vegna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vegna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vegna

1. see vegr B.

2 vegna

2. að, to proceed; vel hefir þat vegnat, Nj. 38; at þeim hefði ílla vegnat, done badly, had bad luck, Fs. 33; eigi er sýnt hve vegnar svá búit, Rd. 220; hversu honum hafi vegnat ok Hrafni, how it went on between him and R., Fs. 113; vera má at þér vegni eigi annat betr, another thing will be no better for thee, Ísl. ii. 246: eigi má kona svá vegna (to treat) bónda sínum, sem bóndi konu sinni, H. E. i. 247.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚴᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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