í vændum

Icelandic

Etymology

From the now-archaic term vænd (“hope, prospects”), from væna (“give hope”), from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Prepositional phrase

í vændum

1. for something to be upcoming, for an event to be approaching

   Það er stormur í vændum. ― A storm is soon coming.

Synonyms

• væntanlegur, í aðsigi, stutt í