vænn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vænn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vænn (comparative vænni, superlative vænstur or vænastur)

  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.