Vanta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vanta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vanta" in Norwegian.

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

vanta: vanta, v. (að) mangle, fattes, upers. med saavel Personen som Tingen i Akk. (e-nvantar e-t). Landsl. 3, 9; síðan fóruþeir austr af Kilinum, vantaði þá eigihesta ok aðra hluti Fm. III, 7717; efyðr þikkir nökkut á vanta, viljum vérgefa yðr half bú vár Fm. IX, 39718;Þorgils svarar svá í móti, at þeirfrændr hans mundi verit hafa, at eigimundi sik allir vanta þykkja á við hannfyrir útan nafnbót Sturl. II, 1143; hannsagði sik eigi ok til vanta at launaþeim, ef hann gefi þá upp Vígagl. s.9724.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᛏᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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