vanr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“absent”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be lacking, be empty”). Cognate with Old English wana, 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
Derived terms
  • van- (“under-, un-”) (see there for derivatives)
  • meinsvanr (“guileless”)
  • lífsvanr (“bereft of life”)

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“accustomed”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive”).

Adjective

vanr (not comparable)

  1. wont, accustomed
Derived terms
  • vani (“habit, custom”)
Descendants
  • Icelandic: vanur
  • Faroese: vanur
  • Norwegian: van
  • Old Danish: van
  • Swedish: van

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

Etymology 3

Singular of vanir. Unknown etymology, but maybe from the Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“to love, gods of love”), from the Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”), cognate with Old English wana (“gods of love”).

Noun

vanr m

  1. a member of the Vanir
Declension
  Declension of vanr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vanr vanrinn vanir vanirnir
accusative van vaninn vani vanina
dative van vaninum vanum vanunum
genitive vanar vanarins vana vananna

References
  • Köbler, Gerhard, Altnordisches Wörterbuch, (4. Auflage) 2014
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