Vanefni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vanefni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vanefni" in Norwegian.

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

vanefni
vanefni, n. pl. Mangel paa Evne, Ufor-muenhed; sé hér er féit, er hann sendiþér, ok kvaðst sjalfr mundu hanaheiman gjöra, þvíat hann vissi vanefniþín Band. 311; þat skal hins verk bæðiheita ok vera, er ástar vilja hefði tilat gera, en eigi átti kost fyr vanefnom(dvs. som havde Vilje men ikke Evne tilat gjøre det) Homil. 11727; hann skalbeiða sér bjargkviðar heimilisbúa sína5 um þat, hvárt hann hafi fé eða fœritil at fœra fram ómagann eða eigi;ok svífr þá af honum, ef venefni berazGrág. 16018.

Part of speech: n pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᚽᚠᚿᛁ
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:

n.
Neutrum.
pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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