Ætlan

Old Norse Dictionary - ætlan

Meaning of Old Norse word "ætlan" in English.

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

ætlan Old Norse word can mean:

ætlan: or ætlun, f. thought; eptir ætlan, deliberately, Sks. 119 new Ed.; er þat mikil ætlan (a great instinct) skynlaussar skepnu at sjá, 12 new Ed.; hogson ok ætlan, thought and reason, Mar.

ætlan: 2. design, plan; sú ætlan sem áðr var sett, Fms. ix. 507; tvískiptask í ætlaninni, x. 270; hafa ætlan á um ferðina, xi. 115; þessar ætlanir, iv. 79; þat er engi ætlan, it is no plan, impossible, Nj. 41; fyrir-ætlan, intention; á-ætlan, a calculation. ætlanar-verk, n. a task.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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