Anna
Old Norse Dictionary - annaMeaning of Old Norse word "anna" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
anna Old Norse word can mean:
- anna
- að, [önn, labor; Ivar Aasen anna: the root is not found in Goth.]
- anna
- I. act. but rare; with dat. in the sense to be able to do; eg anna því ekki, I cannot manage that: absol., geldingar svá holdir, at þeir anni á degi ofan í Odda, ellipt. = anni at ganga, that they can walk, Vm. 28.
- anna
- II. dep. freq.:
- anna
- 1. with acc.,
- anna
- α. a law term; in cases involving support, to take care, provide for, to support; þá skal móðirin þau börn annast, Grág. i. 240; a. úmaga, 243, 294; a. sik, to support oneself, Fms. vi. 204; úmegð, Rd. 234.
- anna
- β. more generally to take care of; mál þetta mun ek a., Glúm. 358.
- anna
- γ. to engage in battle; tveir skyldi annast einnhvern þeirra; þeir Barði ok Steinn skyldi a. Ketil brúsa, Ísl. (Hvs.) ii. 356.
- anna
- 2. a. um e-t, to be busy about, trouble oneself about; a. um matreiðu, to cook, Nj. 75; hann a. ekki um bú, Glúm. 342, 359.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- act.
- active.
- dat.
- dative.
- ellipt.
- elliptical, elliptically.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- dep.
- deponent.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- acc.
- accusative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
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