Vænd

Old Norse Dictionary - vænd

Meaning of Old Norse word "vænd" in English.

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

vænd
f. expectance (Germ. aussicht); ok í þær vændir komit, at þau mundi barn ala, Grág. i. 348; eiga e-t í vændum. to have in expectance.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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