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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