Vandr

Old Norse Dictionary - vandr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vandr" in English.

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

vandr Old Norse word can mean:

vandr: vönd, vant, adj. difficult, requiring pains and care; nafn mitt er ekki vant, Fær. 208; er hverjum manni vandara at búa sik í konungs herbergi enn annars staðar, Fms. vi. 208; sýndisk henni vant at neita þessu boði, it was a risk to refuse such an offer, ii. 133, cp. vant; vant þykkir oss með slíku at fara, a delicate thing, Nj. 75; er hér ok vönd vistin, 61; vera vant við kominn, to be in a perplexity, Ld. 158; þeir sögðu vant at vera í stórum samdrykkjum, Lv. 24; bæði er, at ek trúi þér vel, enda er þér þá vant um, Fær. 92; vant er at vita hverir mér eru trúir, ef feðrnir bregðask, Fms. ii. 11: a saying, vant er við vándum at sjá (play on the words ‘vándr’ and ‘vandr’), Hrafn. 23; vant er ór vöndu at ráda; vant er vel boðnu at neita.

vandr: 2. choice, picked, = vandaðr; háttr fegrstr ok vandastr, Edda (Ht.) 132; var vandr mjök róðr á drekanum, Fms. vi. 309, v. l.

vandr: 3. zealous; hón var allra kvenna vöndust bæði fyrir sína hönd ok annarra, Bs. i. 129; ráð-v. (q. v.), ú-vandr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

l.: line.

v. l.: varia lectio.

q. v.: quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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