vænn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vænn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaitn/
  • Rhymes: -aitn

Adjective

vænn (comparative vænni, superlative vænstur)

  1. (of people) kind, good
  2. (of animals) hefty, sturdy

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-, the same root as vinr.

Adjective

vænn (comparative vænni, superlative vænstr)

  1. likely, to be expected
  2. bidding fair, likely to succeed
  3. (of persons) hopeful, promising
  4. fine, beautiful

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vænn
  • Faroese: vænur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: væn, ven; (dialectal) vén’e
  • Swedish: vän
  • Danish: væn
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ven

References

  • vænn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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