Vár-kunn
Old Norse Dictionary - vár-kunn
Meaning of Old Norse word "vár-kunn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vár-kunn can mean:vár-kunn
- vár-kunn
- f. the ‘vár’ is probably gen. sing. fem. from vá (woe), governed by the following ‘kynna;’ vár-kunna, qs. kunna vár, to feel woe, feel compassion for, cp. the verb vá, Hm. 74: what is to be excused, er þat mikil várkunn, frændi, at þik fýsi at kanna annarra manna siðu, Fms. ii. 24; þó heldr þik várkunn til at leita á, Nj. 21; er ok v. aá at slíkir hlutir liggi í miklu rúmi þeim er nökkurir eru kappsmenn, Ó. H. 33; nú er þat várkunn at hann vili ekki við oss jafnask, Orkn. 332.
- vár-kunn
- 2. compassion, pity; satt réttlæti hefir várkunn í sér (rendering of Lat. compassio) en logit réttlæti reiði, Greg. 33: eigi líkar Guði várkunnin ein saman, 19; várkunnar hugr, a compassionate mind, 25.
- vár-kunn
- COMPDS: várkunnarlauss, várkunnleysi, várkunnarverk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱ-ᚴᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- fem.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.
- sing.
- singular.
- v.
- vide.
- Lat.
- Latin.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)