Á-ván

Old Norse Dictionary - á-ván

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-ván" in English.

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

á-ván
f. (now ávæningr, m.), a faint expectation or hint; segja e-m á. e-s, to give some hint about it, Grág. ii. 244.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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