Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vetna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

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Runic Inscription

vetna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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