Vinna

Viking Language Dictionary - vinna

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "vinna"

vinna
vb (III) to gain, win; work; perform, accomplish; vinna herskap á [e-m] win battles against [sb]; mid vinnask win or gain for oneself; sá þat at áin var unnnin they saw that the river was taken

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚢᛁᚾᚾᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚢᛁᚿᚿᛆ

Abbreviations used:

acc
accusative
comp
comparative (adj or adv)
e-m
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
mid
middle voice
n
neuter
pl
plural
sb
somebody
var
variant
vb
verb
w
with
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