vanr
Old Norse
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“absent”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be lacking, be empty”). Cognate with Old English wana, Old Frisian wan, won, Old Saxon wan, Old High German wan, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 (wans).
Adjective
editvanr (not comparable)
Declension
edit Strong declension of vanr
Weak declension of vanr
Derived terms
edit- van- (“under-, un-”) (see there for derivatives)
- meinsvanr (“guileless”)
- lífsvanr (“bereft of life”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“accustomed”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive”).
Adjective
editvanr (not comparable)
Derived terms
edit- vani (“habit, custom”)
Descendants
editEtymology 3
editSingular of vanir. Related to Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“accustomed”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”).
Noun
editvanr m
- a member of the Vanir
Declension
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Declension of vanr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
References
edit- Gerhard Köbler (2014) “Altnordisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse dictionary]”, in https://koeblergerhard.de (in German), 4th edition
- “vanr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press