Anda

Old Norse Dictionary - anda

Meaning of Old Norse word "anda" in English.

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

anda Old Norse word can mean:

anda: að, [Ulf. has us-anan = ἐκπνειν; cp. Gr. ανεμος, wind, and Lat. animus, anima, spirit, breath: the Germans say geist, spirit, and athmen, spirare: Ulf. translates πνευμα by ahma, νους by aha; Hel. spiritus by gêst and athom, whence Germ. athmen: cp. Swed. ånd, ånde, spiritus, spirare.]

anda: I. act. to breathe, and of the wind, to waft; meðan þeir megu anda ok upp standa, Bs. i. 224, Karl. 95; Þórðr andar nú handan, Sturl. i. 21 (in a verse).

anda: II. dep. andast, to breathe one’s last, expire; Mörðr Gígja tók sótt ok andaðist, Fiddle Mord ‘took sick’ and breathed his last, Nj. 29; en ef svá ferr at ek öndumk, but if it fares so that I die. Eg. 127; þar hefir andast faðir minn, Fas. iii. 619. Part. andaðr, dead; hón var þá onduð, had breathed her last, Ld. 16; jarlinn vai þá a., Fms. i. 149.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Gr.: Greek.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

act.: active.

dep.: deponent.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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