Ávanr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ávanr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ávanr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ávanr: ávanr, adj. blottet for noget (e-s), = vanr;dog kun upers. e-s er ávant dvs. der fattesnoget: einnar mér Freyju ávant þykkirHamh. 23; mun yðr eigi svá mikillamuna ávant at - Fm. IV, 7916 (OH.32); þótti honum mikilla bóta (muna OH.44) ávant, at vel væri Fm. IV, 109jvf 144, se under ábœtr; geri nekkverjaiþron fyrir, ef hann fiþr þat er stóromsé ávant Homil. 1113. Jvf. mikils erá mann hvern vant, er mannvits erHamd. 28.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚠᛆᚿᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.: Adjectiv.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.