Vilna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vilna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vilna" in Norwegian.

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

vilna: vilna, v. (að) 1) gjøre en (e-m) noget som ertil hans Fordel, Begunstigelse; er honummikit vilnat í því, er hann fórst fyrren hann kœmi fram svá mikilli guð-lastan til œxlingar kvala sínna Post.19529; svöruðu allir í eionn veg, at þauein kaup höfðu þeir við ázt, at þeimvar eigi vilnat í Ölk. 1. 2) upers.e-n vilnar e-s dvs. en gjør Regning paa,gjør sig Haab om noget: vilnar þiknökkut þess, at þú munir fá svá dýr-ligt faðmlag Heilag. I, 4642; vilnast,v. r. gjøre sig Haab om noget: mun ekþess vilnast, at hamingja mun fylgjaVatsd. 13 (2322) vilnaðist hann jafnanguðs miskunnar Flat. II, 38737; vilnumkek þess nú, at ek við Völund dœmaVöl. 29; viljom vér víst vilnask þess,at guð myni honum þat láta verða atnekkverri líkn Homil. 7723. 20935. 39; m.Akk.: vilna vitni DN. II, 546 fg. 770.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛚᚿᛆ
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:

fg.: følgende.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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