Vani
Old Norse Dictionary - vani
Meaning of Old Norse word "vani"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vani can mean:vani
- vani
- a, m. a custom, usage; eptir vana, Fms. i. 76; forn lög ok vani, viii. 277, v. l.; háttr ok vani, Stj. 1; eiga vana til e-s, to use, Þorf. Karl. i. 404; lands-v., the custom of the land; ú-vani, a bad habit; á-vani, an inveterate habit.
- vani
- COMPDS: vanaliga, vanaligr, vanasótt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)