Vár-kunn

Old Norse Dictionary - vár-kunn

Meaning of Old Norse word "vár-kunn" in English.

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

vár-kunn Old Norse word can mean:

vár-kunn: f. the ‘vár’ is probably gen. sing. fem. from vá (woe), governed by the following ‘kynna;’ vár-kunna, qs. kunna vár, to feel woe, feel compassion for, cp. the verb vá, Hm. 74: what is to be excused, er þat mikil várkunn, frændi, at þik fýsi at kanna annarra manna siðu, Fms. ii. 24; þó heldr þik várkunn til at leita á, Nj. 21; er ok v. aá at slíkir hlutir liggi í miklu rúmi þeim er nökkurir eru kappsmenn, Ó. H. 33; nú er þat várkunn at hann vili ekki við oss jafnask, Orkn. 332.

vár-kunn: 2. compassion, pity; satt réttlæti hefir várkunn í sér (rendering of Lat. compassio) en logit réttlæti reiði, Greg. 33: eigi líkar Guði várkunnin ein saman, 19; várkunnar hugr, a compassionate mind, 25.

vár-kunn: COMPDS: várkunnarlauss, várkunnleysi, várkunnarverk.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

fem.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

sing.: singular.

v.: vide.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

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