Vænting

Old Norse Dictionary - vænting

Meaning of Old Norse word "vænting" in English.

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

vænting
f. hope, expectation, Stj. 487; hafa v. til e-s, Bs. i. 138; eptir-v., ör-v., despair.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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