Vána

Old Norse Dictionary - vána

Meaning of Old Norse word "vána"

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

vána
(vona), að, to hope; vána fulltings, Fms. vi. 165; ek vána at góð verði þessi ferð, 123; hann kvaðsk vána, at hón næði lífi at halda, Fas. i. 430.

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

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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