Vagn
Old Norse Dictionary - vagn
Meaning of Old Norse word "vagn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vagn can mean:vagn
- vagn
- m. [from vega; A. S. wægn; Engl. wagon, wain; Dan. vogn; Germ. wagen]:—prop. a vehicle, such as a hand-barrow, sledge, but also a chariot, carriage, as used in foreign countries, for the ancient Scandinavians hardly knew such, yet hvel-vagn, q. v.; með sleða, vagn eða vagir, Grág. ii. 295; hón bjó sér vagn ok beitti hest fyrir (called sledge below), FmS. x. 373; tóku þau líkit ok lögðu í vagninn, Nj. 153 (v. l. vagarnar, vagirnar); hann hafði tvá hreina ok vagn, FaS. ii. 118; vigg at söðla vagn at beita, Gkv. 2. 18; hafið í vagna, 34; freista ef þeir mætti koma vögnum yfir urðina, Ó. H. 187; er hón sett í einn virðilegan vagn, FmS. xi. 25; skyldi þau Freyr ok kona hans sitja í vagni … fylgja vagninum ok leiða eykinn, ii. 75: a chariot, vi. 146, Stj. (referring to foreign countries): the saying, gott er heilum vagni heim at aka = all is well that ends well, Eg. 182, Ó. H. 166: poët., kjalar vagn, a ‘keel wain,’ i. e. a ship, Lex. Poët:
- vagn
- 2. astron. the Wain or Charles’ wain, Ursa Major, Magn. 470; birnur, vagn, kvenna-vagn, Rb. 1812. 16; in the heathen time called Óðins vagn: Odin is called vagna verr by the poets, Alm. 3; vagna runni, Stor. 21; vagna grimnir, FmS. xi. (in a verse),—prob. from the constellation, unless it refer to the legend mentioned in Gm. 49 (er ek kjálka dró): the heaven is vagns-höll, vagn-ræfr, vagn-braut, the hall, roof, road of the Wain, Geisli, Edda i. 316.
- vagn
- II. Vagn, a pr. name, FmS. xi, Jómsv. S.
- vagn
- COMPDS: vagnaborg, vagnahvel, vagnalið, vagnameistari, vagnhestr, vagnhlass, vagnkarl, vagnsleði, vagnslóð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- poët.
- poetically.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- astron.
- astronomy, astronomically.
- prob.
- probably.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Alm.
- Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
- Jómsv. S.
- Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)