Hornván

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hornván

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hornván" in Norwegian.

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

hornván
hornván, f. Udsigt til at blive tilsidesat for en eller maatte give Slip paa noget (jvf hornungr 1); menn fundu þat mestá Þorvarði, at honum missþokknaðistmjök; þótti honum þrotin ván, at hannmundi nökkut fá af heraði; Þ. hafði setitá fundinum á langbekk útanverðum viðhornstafinn; stoð hann þá upp ok mennhans með honum ok gékk út ok mæltiþetta: eigi munum vér eiga úvænna enhornván Sturl. II, 24317.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚱᚿᚠᛆᚿ
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:

f.
Feminin.

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