Vanka

Old Norse Dictionary - vanka

Meaning of Old Norse word "vanka" in English.

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

vanka Old Norse word can mean:

vanka
að, (qs. vakka or vafka?), to rove, stroll about as if disturbed in mind: part. vankaðr, of a sheep with the turning disease; also in scorn of a person, þú ert vankaðr.
vanka
II. [A. S. wincian; Engl. wink], to wink; kómu þar inn menn ok vönkuðu til Sveins konungs, FmS. xi. 366, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.
qs.
quasi.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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