Árna

Old Norse Dictionary - árna

Meaning of Old Norse word "árna" in English.

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

árna Old Norse word can mean:

árna: að,

árna: I. [A. S. yrnan, pret. arn, proficisci; cp. Icel. árr, evrendi, etc.], as a neut. verb, only in poetry and very rare, to go forward; úrgar brautir á. þú aptr héðan, Fsm. 2, Gg. 7, FmS. iv. 282, vi. 259; hvern þann er hingað árnar, whoever comes here, Sighvat, Ó. H. 82.

árna: II. [A. S. earnian, to earn; Germ, erndten], act. verb with acc. and gen.:

árna: 1. with acc. to earn, get, Lat. impetrare; hvat þú árnaðir í Jötunheima, Skm. 40; hon … spurði, hvat hann árnar, … what he had gained, how he had sped (of a wooer), Lv. 33; á. vel, to make a good bargain, FmS. vi. 345: reflex., þykir vel árnast hafa, they had made a good bargain, Bret. 40.

árna: 2. with gen. of the thing, to intercede for, pray; á. e-m góðs, to pray for good to one, bless him; á. e-m íls, to curse one, FaS. iii. 439; lífs, to intercede for one’s life, Magn. 532; griða, id., Sturl. ii. 224; var þat flestra manna tillaga, at á. Gizuri kvánfangsins, … to favour him, to give him the bride, FmS. iv. 33; á. e-s við Goð, to intercede for one with God (of Christ and the saints), BS. i. 352. ii. 32.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

etc.: et cetera.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

neut.: neuter.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

acc.: accusative.

act.: active.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

Lat.: Latin.

reflex.: retlexive.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

Gg.: Grógaldr. (A. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

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

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