Vænta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vænta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vænta" in Norwegian.

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

vænta: vænta, v. (nt) 1) give en Udsigt til, Haabom noget; ek vænti þér sættinni, en ekheit eigi Harð. 10 (2719); upers. m. Gen.(og Akk.): þess væntir mik at dvs. detvænter jeg at, Flat. I, 12937; þat væntirmik at - d. s. Klm. 4176; væntir mikat - dvs. jeg vænter at - Klm. 16728;Fm. VIII, 137; nú væntir mik at valdþessa lands man komit undir mik Fm.VIII, 22930. 2) formode, haabe paa,vænte; m. Gen.: Hákon konungr sat íBjörgyn heldr fámennr ok vænti jafnannökkurra orðsendinga norðan ór landiFm. IX, 4753; vænta sér liðs af e-mNj. 136 (2193); væntu þeir lítillar ving-anar af Baldvina hertuga Fm. XI, 282;m. Akk.: sú göfugliga frú minnist hansí hans ákalli, fyrirgefning væntandiMar. 50929; vænta sér hjalpræði Heilag.I, 68817; vænta til e-s dvs. gjøre sig For-haabninger om noget, Flat. III, 44814;vænta í e-u dvs. sætte sit Haab til noget,Mar. 1672. 55031. 56218; Heilag. II, 11612.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᚿᛏᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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