Vana

Old Norse Dictionary - vana

Meaning of Old Norse word "vana"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word vana can mean:vana

vana
að, to make to wane, diminish; orðum aukit eðr vanat, Sks. 439 B.
vana
2. to disable, spoil, destroy; þar sem röng mæli-keröld finnask, vani svá at ekki sé til þess hæft síðan, Gþl. 526.
vana
II. reflex. vanask, to wane, fail, Gm. 25.
vana
2. vanaðr, disabled, sick; blinda, mállausa, vanaða, Matth. xv. 30.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
reflex.
retlexive.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
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