Ör-væna

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-væna

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-væna" (or ǫr-væna) in English.

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

ör-væna (ǫr-væna): u, f. anything beyond hope; mér er Sveins á engri stundu örvæna, no hour at which I may not expect Sweyn, Orkn. 412 (örvænt, v. l.); margir menn mæla, at eigi sé örvæna at ek koma þar, that it is not past hope, that …, it may well be that …, Ld. 204.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-væna may be more accurately written as ǫr-væna.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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