Vinna

Old Norse Dictionary - vinna

Meaning of Old Norse word "vinna" in English.

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

vinna Old Norse word can mean:

vinna
u, f. a work, labour, business; fá sér e-t til vinnu, Gþl. 483; taka vinnur af e-m, Fms. i. 33; vera at vinnu, to be at work, vi. 187; at-vinna, q. v.
vinna
COMPDS: vinnuafli, vinnufólk, vinnufullr, vinnufærr, vinnugóðr, vinnugreifi, vinnuhjún, vinnulítill, vinnumaðr.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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