Vetna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vetna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vetna

prob. a gen. pl. from vetta = vettr or vættr, a weight (cp. the Lat. -cunque; Gr. ποτέ; Engl. -ever); chiefly used in hvat-vetna, whatever, or hvar-vetna, wherever, everywhere; it hardly occurs except in composition, for Alm. 9 is inserted from paper MSS.; see vættr B.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gen.: genitive.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

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