Vilnask

Old Norse Dictionary - vilnask

Meaning of Old Norse word "vilnask" in English.

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

vilnask Old Norse word can mean:

vilnask: að, to hope for a thing, deem so and so of it, with gen.; vilnumk ek þess nú, at …, would that, Vkv. 29; þó vilnumk ek hins, at …, Fbr. 213; vilnaðisk hann jafnan Guðs miskunnar, en tortryggði aldri, Fms. v. 152; mun ek þess vilnask at hamingja mun fylgja, Fs. 23; vilnumk ek ok gleðjumk ek af Dróttins várs gæzku, 655 xxxiii. 3.

vilnask: 2. act. in mod. usage, to favour, make concession to one; vilna e-m til or vilna e-m í, to remit, a debt or duty.

vilnask: II. er honum mikit í því vilnað, it will do him good, ‘tis a favour to him, Clem. 57; þau ein kaup höfðu þeir við áttzk, at þeim var eigi vilnað í, Ölk. ch. 1; ör-vilnask, to despair.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

act.: active.

mod.: modern.

ch.: chapter.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

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