Veinan

Old Norse Dictionary - veinan

Meaning of Old Norse word "veinan" in English.

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

veinan
f. a wailing, Ísl. ii. 133; veinun ok gaulun, Fms. v. 90; væl ok veinan, Orkn. 78; æ, þat er veinon kallað, Skálda 171.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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