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

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

References

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