árna

Definitions

1 árna

að,

2 árna

I. [A. S. yrnan, pret. arn, proficisci; cp. Icel. árr, evrendi, etc.], as a neut. verb, only in poetry and very rare, to go forward; úrgar brautir á. þú aptr héðan, Fsm. 2, Gg. 7, Fms. iv. 282, vi. 259; hvern þann er hingað árnar, whoever comes here, Sighvat, Ó. H. 82.

3 árna

II. [A. S. earnian, to earn; Germ, erndten], act. verb with acc. and gen.:

4 árna

1. with acc. to earn, get, Lat. impetrare; hvat þú árnaðir í Jötunheima, Skm. 40; hon … spurði, hvat hann árnar, … what he had gained, how he had sped (of a wooer), Lv. 33; á. vel, to make a good bargain, Fms. vi. 345: reflex., þykir vel árnast hafa, they had made a good bargain, Bret. 40.

5 árna

2. with gen. of the thing, to intercede for, pray; á. e-m góðs, to pray for good to one, bless him; á. e-m íls, to curse one, Fas. iii. 439; lífs, to intercede for one’s life, Magn. 532; griða, id., Sturl. ii. 224; var þat flestra manna tillaga, at á. Gizuri kvánfangsins, … to favour him, to give him the bride, Fms. iv. 33; á. e-s við Goð, to intercede for one with God (of Christ and the saints), Bs. i. 352. ii. 32.

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
acc.: accusative.
act.: active.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
etc.: et cetera.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
neut.: neuter.
p.: page.
pret.: preterite.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
Gg.: Grógaldr. (A. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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