Ætlan
Old Norse Dictionary - ætlan
Meaning of Old Norse word "ætlan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ætlan can mean:ætlan
- ætlan
- or ætlun, f. thought; eptir ætlan, deliberately, Sks. 119 new Ed.; er þat mikil ætlan (a great instinct) skynlaussar skepnu at sjá, 12 new Ed.; hogson ok ætlan, thought and reason, Mar.
- ætlan
- 2. design, plan; sú ætlan sem áðr var sett, Fms. ix. 507; tvískiptask í ætlaninni, x. 270; hafa ætlan á um ferðina, xi. 115; þessar ætlanir, iv. 79; þat er engi ætlan, it is no plan, impossible, Nj. 41; fyrir-ætlan, intention; á-ætlan, a calculation. ætlanar-verk, n. a task.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛚᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)