Vænkask

Old Norse Dictionary - vænkask

Meaning of Old Norse word "vænkask" in English.

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

vænkask: að, to bid fair, look well, take a good turn; þykkir þeim vænkask um sinn hag. Fas. iii. 174; þykkir honum vænkask umb, Fms. xi. 135; ok vænkask nú mjök, Fs. 25; þótti mér nú ekki v. um, Pr. 412.

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

Abbreviations used:

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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