Inn

Old Norse Dictionary - inn

Meaning of Old Norse word "inn" in English.

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

inn Old Norse word can mean:

inn: 1. adv., compar. innar, superl. innst, [Ulf. inna; A. S. in; Engl. in; Germ. ein; Dan. ind; Swed. in; Lat. intus]:—into, in, denoting motion towards the place; ganga inn í búðina, Nj. 3; ganga inn, to go in-doors, Rm. 2; í búð inn, Grág. i. 31; út ok inn, Nj. 104, Vkv. 4; setja inn, to shut in, Grág. i. 418, 436; hafa e-n inn, to take a person in, give him lodging, Grág. i. 229 new Ed.; kasta inn, to cast into prison, FmS. x. 155; leggja inn skipi, to berth a ship, xi. 323.

inn: II. with prepp., inn at, inn á, inn eptir, inn um, etc., denoting direction; hann nam land, … alt hit ytra, inn, öðru-megin, at Þernunesi, Fb. i. 250, cp. Landn. 253; land inn til Leirulækjar, Eg. 140; hann sigldi inn á Borgarfjörð, ok inn í Langá, he stood into Borgfirth, id.; inn á meginland, FaS. ii. 517; bergsnös þá er vissi til lands inn, snúa e-u inn á land. Eg. 389; miklar bygðir vóru inn á landit, FmS. i. 226; var þar glaumr mikill inn at heyra, i. e. into the house, ii. 30; inn í Þrándheimi, i. 55; inn í Naumudal, Eg. 53; inn við sjá, Ld. 130; inn við Vágsbotn, FmS. x. 30; ríða inn til Borgar, Eg. 394; inn til Veradals, Anal. 91; inn eptir firði, inwards along, Eb. 254; inn um, in through, Vsp. 44; inn undir, in and under (as in North. E.), Njarð. 378; inn undir virkit, FmS. xi. 34; inn yfir, to pass inwards, over, through; inn yfir háls, fjörur, heiði; út ok inn með (along) hverjum firði, Eg. 48; fram ok innar, out and in-doors, BS. i. 343:—innar [Old Engl. ynnere], more inward, farther in; innar af (frá) seti, Ísl. ii. 262, BS. i. 523; innar í húsinu, 342; innar frá, farther in, Nj. 50; innar í bæinn, FmS. ii. 71:—innst [Old Engl. ynneste], innermost, inmost; innst sat Auðunn, Eg. 27; innst í vökinni, Hkr. iii. 140.

inn: 2. the article, see hinn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

etc.: et cetera.

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

i. e.: id est.

North. E.: Northern English.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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