vanr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“lacking, deficient, absent”), from Proto-Indo-European *wāno- (“wanting, lacking, deficient”), from Proto-Indo-European *ewā-, *ew- (“to be lacking, be empty”). Cognate with Old English wan, won, Old Frisian wan, won, Old Saxon wan, Old High German wan, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 (wans).

Adjective

vanr (not comparable)

  1. lacking, wanting

Declension
    Strong declension of vanr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vanr vǫn vant
accusative vanan vana vant
dative vǫnum vanri vǫnu
genitive vans vanrar vans
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vanir vanar vǫn
accusative vana vanar vǫn
dative vǫnum vǫnum vǫnum
genitive vanra vanra vanra
    Weak declension of vanr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vani vana vana
accusative vana vǫnu vana
dative vana vǫnu vana
genitive vana vǫnu vana
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫnu vǫnu vǫnu
accusative vǫnu vǫnu vǫnu
dative vǫnum vǫnum vǫnum
genitive vǫnu vǫnu vǫnu

Descendants

See also

References
  • vanr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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