Hvenar

Old Norse Dictionary - hvenar

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvenar" in English.

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

hvenar: or hvenær, spelt hvenar in Dropl. 20, 21, and proncd. so at the present day; [hvenar seems to be the true form, as the word is prob. derived not from hve and nær, but is like Engl. when-e’er, from Goth. hwan = ποτέ; A. S. hwænne; Engl. when; Hel. huan; Germ. wann]:—when, Nj. 142, Ld. 204, Grág. i. 103, 350, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

prob.: probably.

proncd.: pronounced.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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