Vetna

Old Norse Dictionary - vetna

Meaning of Old Norse word "vetna" in English.

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

vetna
prob. a gen. pl. from vetta = vettr or vættr, a weight (cp. the Lat. -cunque; Gr. ποτέ; Engl. -ever); chiefly used in hvat-vetna, whatever, or hvar-vetna, wherever, everywhere; it hardly occurs except in composition, for Alm. 9 is inserted from paper MSS.; see vættr B.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gen.
genitive.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
prob.
probably.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
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