Vanta

Old Norse Dictionary - vanta

Meaning of Old Norse word "vanta" in English.

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

vanta: að, [vanr], to want, lack: impers. with acc. of person and thing, e-n (acc.) vantar e-t (acc.), engan penning vantaði á, Nj. 190; vantaði þá eigi hesta né aðra hluti. Fms. iii. 77; mundi vanta þrjú hundruð, x. 64; vantaði tvá hesta, Grett. 111 A; at hann skyldi heldr vanta fé enn aðra menn, Band. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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