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ván

nafnorðkvenkyn
(vón, von), , old v́n with umlaut, (Thorodd); old vánu, with , see below; ónu, 36; tungan er málinu vn en at tönnunum er bitsins v́n, Thorodd: vón, spónum make a rhyme, ; ón, 67, 60: ónu, 36: [ wêns = ἐλπίς; wên, ween; wahn; the haab, hopp are and borrowed from the ]:—a hope, expectation; er mikil ván, at …, xi. 13; mér er ván, at …, I expect, apprehend, that …, 353; sem hann hafði áðr sagt á ván um, given to understand, xi. 87; eiga ván til e-s, 623. 17; allar þjóðir munu hafa ón mikla (a high hope) til namns hans, 60; slíks var ván, 5; engi ván er til þess, 157: sem ván var at, as was to be expected. 337; vita sér engis ótta vánir, to apprehend no danger, xi. 46, 414, 74; konungs var þangat ván, the king was expected, x. 323; þar var ván féfangs mikils, 265; ván er borin, past hope, 258; ván er þrotin, 719; ván rekin, id., 216; e-t stendr til vánar, bids fair, 173; e-t er at vánum, it is what could be expected, 255; but, eptir vonum, as good as could be expected, very good indeed; eiga e-t í vuniim, to have a thing expected; eiga barn í vánum,
2. usages; ef hann görir aðrar vánir yfir land annars manns, 449; þá er allar vánir vóru rannsakaðar, all places where it could be expected to be found, v. 216; leita af sér vonina, to seek until one is satisfied it cannot be found.3. vánu, with ; vánu bráðara, sooner than expected, quickly, at once, ix. 408, xi. 112; vánu skjótara, x. 408; ónu verr, worse than might be expected, quite bad, bad indeed, 36; yrkja kann ek vánu verr, ; vánu betr, well indeed; vita e-t vánu nær, to know quite, 183 B.II. hope, , , passim.III. in a few instances, in a few compds (vánar-völr, see below), ván seems to denote despair, also the name of the myth. river Ván, despair, agony: Ván and Víl were the rivers produced by the slaver from the mouth of the fettered wolf Fenrir, who is hence called Vánar-gandr, the monster of the water W., .
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Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • nom.nefnifall (e. nominative)
  • dat.þágufall (e. dative)
  • compar.miðstig (e. comparative)
  • Ulf.Ulfilas.
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • cp.compare.
  • Engl.English.
  • Germ.German.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • mod.modern.
  • spec.specially.
  • i. e.id est.
  • eccl.ecclesiastical.
  • esp.especially.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • SkáldaSkálda. (H. I.)
  • Ls.Loka-senna. (A. I.)
  • Gísl.Gísla saga. (D. II.)
  • Am.Atla-mál. (A. II.)
  • Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Glúm.Víga-Glúms saga. (D. II.)
  • Orkn.Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
  • Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
  • Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
  • Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
  • Mkv.Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
  • Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
  • N. T.New Testament.
  • Pass.Passiu-Sálmar.
  • Vídal.Vídalíns-Postilla.
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)