Vagn

Old Norse Dictionary - vagn

Meaning of Old Norse word "vagn" in English.

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

vagn Old Norse word can mean:

vagn: m. [from vega; A. S. wægn; Engl. wagon, wain; Dan. vogn; Germ. wagen]:—prop. a vehicle, such as a hand-barrow, sledge, but also a chariot, carriage, as used in foreign countries, for the ancient Scandinavians hardly knew such, yet hvel-vagn, q. v.; með sleða, vagn eða vagir, Grág. ii. 295; hón bjó sér vagn ok beitti hest fyrir (called sledge below), FmS. x. 373; tóku þau líkit ok lögðu í vagninn, Nj. 153 (v. l. vagarnar, vagirnar); hann hafði tvá hreina ok vagn, FaS. ii. 118; vigg at söðla vagn at beita, Gkv. 2. 18; hafið í vagna, 34; freista ef þeir mætti koma vögnum yfir urðina, Ó. H. 187; er hón sett í einn virðilegan vagn, FmS. xi. 25; skyldi þau Freyr ok kona hans sitja í vagni … fylgja vagninum ok leiða eykinn, ii. 75: a chariot, vi. 146, Stj. (referring to foreign countries): the saying, gott er heilum vagni heim at aka = all is well that ends well, Eg. 182, Ó. H. 166: poët., kjalar vagn, a ‘keel wain,’ i. e. a ship, Lex. Poët:

vagn: 2. astron. the Wain or Charles’ wain, Ursa Major, Magn. 470; birnur, vagn, kvenna-vagn, Rb. 1812. 16; in the heathen time called Óðins vagn: Odin is called vagna verr by the poets, Alm. 3; vagna runni, Stor. 21; vagna grimnir, FmS. xi. (in a verse),—prob. from the constellation, unless it refer to the legend mentioned in Gm. 49 (er ek kjálka dró): the heaven is vagns-höll, vagn-ræfr, vagn-braut, the hall, roof, road of the Wain, Geisli, Edda i. 316.

vagn: II. Vagn, a pr. name, FmS. xi, Jómsv. S.

vagn: COMPDS: vagnaborg, vagnahvel, vagnalið, vagnameistari, vagnhestr, vagnhlass, vagnkarl, vagnsleði, vagnslóð.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

prop.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

astron.: astronomy, astronomically.

prob.: probably.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

Jómsv. S.: Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)

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