Vegna

Old Norse Dictionary - vegna

Meaning of Old Norse word "vegna" in English.

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

vegna Old Norse word can mean:

vegna: 1. see vegr B.

vegna: 2. að, to proceed; vel hefir þat vegnat, Nj. 38; at þeim hefði ílla vegnat, done badly, had bad luck, Fs. 33; eigi er sýnt hve vegnar svá búit, Rd. 220; hversu honum hafi vegnat ok Hrafni, how it went on between him and R., Fs. 113; vera má at þér vegni eigi annat betr, another thing will be no better for thee, Ísl. ii. 246: eigi má kona svá vegna (to treat) bónda sínum, sem bóndi konu sinni, H. E. i. 247.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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