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”)

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

Etymology 3

Singular of vanir. Related to Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“accustomed”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to 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

• Gerhard Köbler (2014) “Altnordisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse dictionary]”, in https://koeblergerhard.de (in German), 4th edition
• “vanr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press