Definisjoner
Definisjoner
1 Vanr
m. [cp. Vaïnomoïnen, the son of Ukko, in the Finnish poem Kalevala]:—one of the gods, Vanir, used in sing. of Njörd; kalla Vanaguð Vana nið eðr Van, Edda i. 260; nama goðbrúðr una Vani (dat.), Skálda.
2 Vanr
II. usually in pl. Vanir, in northern mythology the gods who waged war with the Asir, but were afterwards combined and made one with them; this is recorded in Vsp. 28, 30, Yngl. S. ch. 4, Edda 47 (the legend of Kvasir), also in the myth of Hænir, 15, Vþm. 39; the gods Frey, Freyja, Njörd, and Hænir belonged to the tribe of Wanir; með vísum Vönum, id.
3 Vanr
COMPDS: Vanadís, Vanaguð, Vanaheimar.
Runeskrift
Runeskrift
Vanr
Runeteksten ovenfor representerer det gammelnorske ordet "Vanr" slik det kan vises i runeinnskrifter fra vikingtiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).