An
Old Norse Dictionary - anMeaning of Old Norse word "an" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- an
- conj. than, Lat. quam, is the old form, and constantly used in MSS. of the 12th century, instead of ‘en’ or ‘enn,’ q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- conj.
- conjunction.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.