Vænte

Old Danish Dictionary - vænte

Meaning of Old Danish word "Vænte", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Vænte can mean:

  • no. (fsv vånta) forvæntning; bedher ær en hand met hafwe æn tho hænder fullæ met vænte. HS 97; PL I. nr 510 (ovf. III. 85621); det er icke i somin eye, men i mit ynske oc vente. HenrOK 30; de komme begge som tyffven, men med forskiel, Christus i vor vente for den uvisse tid. sst. 79; PG 147 (= expeetatio), fk. — være i v. 9: måtte væntes; impendeo, at forestae, at være i vente. Steph Il 689; KS 56 (ovf. III. 274bs). Endnu alm. — Jf VSO: vente, no.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᚿᛏᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Abbreviations used:

fk.
fælleskon (genus commune).
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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