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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse vænn.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vænn (comparative vænni, superlative vænstur)
- (of people) kind, good
- (of animals) hefty, sturdy
Declension
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-, the same root as vinr.
Adjective
vænn (comparative vænni, superlative vænstr)
- likely, to be expected
- bidding fair, likely to succeed
- (of persons) hopeful, promising
- fine, beautiful
Declension
Strong declension of vænn
Declension of comparative of vænn
Strong declension of superlative of vænn
Weak declension of superlative of vænn
Descendants
References
- vænn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.