Vanr
nafnorð, karlkyn
Merkingar
m. [cp. Vaïnomoïnen, the son of Ukko, in the Finnish poem Kalevala]:—one of the gods, Vanir, used in sing. of Njörd; kalla Vanaguð Vana nið eðr Van, Edda i. 260; nama goðbrúðr una Vani (dat.), Skálda.
- II.
usually in pl. Vanir, in northern mythology the gods who waged war with the Asir, but were afterwards combined and made one with them; this is recorded in Vsp. 28, 30, Yngl. S. ch. 4, Edda 47 (the legend of Kvasir), also in the myth of Hænir, 15, Vþm. 39; the gods Frey, Freyja, Njörd, and Hænir belonged to the tribe of Wanir; með vísum Vönum, id.
COMPDS:
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- cp.
- compare.
- sing.
- eintala (e. singular)
- dat.
- þágufall (e. dative)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- ch.
- chapter.
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Yngl. S.
- Ynglinga saga. (C. II.)
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)