Vanr

Old Norse Dictionary - vanr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vanr" in English.

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

vanr Old Norse word can mean:

vanr: m. [cp. Vaïnomoïnen, the son of Ukko, in the Finnish poem Kalevala]:—one of the gods, Vanir, used in sing. of Njörd; kalla Vanaguð Vana nið eðr Van, Edda i. 260; nama goðbrúðr una Vani (dat.), Skálda.

vanr: II. usually in pl. Vanir, in northern mythology the gods who waged war with the Asir, but were afterwards combined and made one with them; this is recorded in Vsp. 28, 30, Yngl. S. ch. 4, Edda 47 (the legend of Kvasir), also in the myth of Hænir, 15, Vþm. 39; the gods Frey, Freyja, Njörd, and Hænir belonged to the tribe of Wanir; með vísum Vönum, id.

vanr: COMPDS: Vanadís, Vanaguð, Vanaheimar.

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

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Vanr (II)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

sing.: singular.

ch.: chapter.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

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