Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vinna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 vinna

u, f. a work, labour, business; fá sér e-t til vinnu, Gþl. 483; taka vinnur af e-m, Fms. i. 33; vera at vinnu, to be at work, vi. 187; at-vinna, q. v.

2 vinna

COMPDS: vinnuafli, vinnufólk, vinnufullr, vinnufærr, vinnugóðr, vinnugreifi, vinnuhjún, vinnulítill, vinnumaðr.

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Runic Inscription

vinna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
ellipt.: elliptical, elliptically.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
imperat.: imperative.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.
neg.: negative, negatively.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pers.: person, personal.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
pr.: proper.
pref.: preface.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
pron.: pronoun, pronominal, pronominally.
q. v.: quod vide.
recipr.: reciprocally.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
S.: South, Southern.
subj.: subjunctive.
suff: suffix.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bkv.: Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)
Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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