"kván" meaning in Old Norse

See kván in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *kwēniz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”). Cognate with modern English queen. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*kwēniz}} Proto-Germanic *kwēniz, {{inh|non|ine-pro|*gʷḗn|*gʷénh₂s|woman}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”), {{cog|en|queen}} English queen Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} kván f, {{non-noun|f|kvánar|kvánir}} kván f (genitive kvánar, plural kvánir) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-f-i|kván|kván|kván}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=kvánirnar|api=kvánir|asd=kvánina|asi=kván|dpd=kvánunum|dpi=kvánum|dsd=kváninni|dsi=kván|g=feminine|gpd=kvánanna|gpi=kvána|gsd=kvánarinnar|gsi=kvánar|notes=|npd=kvánirnar|npi=kvánir|nsd=kvánin|nsi=kván|stem=strong i-stem|title=kván}}, {{non-decl-cell|kván|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánin|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánir|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánirnar|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kván|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánina|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánir|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánirnar|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kván|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kváninni|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánar|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánarinnar|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvána|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kvánanna|gpd}} Forms: kvánar [genitive], kvánir [plural], strong [table-tags], kván [indefinite, nominative, singular], kvánin [definite, nominative, singular], kvánir [indefinite, nominative, plural], kvánirnar [definite, nominative, plural], kván [accusative, indefinite, singular], kvánina [accusative, definite, singular], kvánir [accusative, indefinite, plural], kvánirnar [accusative, definite, plural], kván [dative, indefinite, singular], kváninni [dative, definite, singular], kvánum [dative, indefinite, plural], kvánunum [dative, definite, plural], kvánar [genitive, indefinite, singular], kvánarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], kvána [genitive, indefinite, plural], kvánanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. wife Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Female, People Synonyms: kvæn Related terms: kona (english: woman) [feminine]
    Sense id: en-kván-non-noun-nVKjyOTW Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: kvánarefni (english: future wife) [neuter], kvánarmundr (english: sum paid by a man for his wife) [masculine], kvánbœnir (english: wooing) [feminine, plural], kvánfang (english: taking a wife) [neuter], kvánga (english: to make a man marry), kvángan (english: taking a wife), kvánlauss (english: wifeless), kvánríki (english: the domineering of a wife) [neuter], kvæna (english: to make a man marry), kvændr (english: a married man), kvæning (english: marriage) [feminine]

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kwēniz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kwēniz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʷḗn",
        "4": "*gʷénh₂s",
        "5": "woman"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "queen"
      },
      "expansion": "English queen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *kwēniz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”). Cognate with modern English queen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kvánar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-f-i",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kván",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kván",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kván",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváninni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kván f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "kvánar",
        "3": "kvánir"
      },
      "expansion": "kván f (genitive kvánar, plural kvánir)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kván",
        "2": "kván",
        "3": "kván"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-f-i"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "kvánirnar",
        "api": "kvánir",
        "asd": "kvánina",
        "asi": "kván",
        "dpd": "kvánunum",
        "dpi": "kvánum",
        "dsd": "kváninni",
        "dsi": "kván",
        "g": "feminine",
        "gpd": "kvánanna",
        "gpi": "kvána",
        "gsd": "kvánarinnar",
        "gsi": "kvánar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "kvánirnar",
        "npi": "kvánir",
        "nsd": "kvánin",
        "nsi": "kván",
        "stem": "strong i-stem",
        "title": "kván"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kván",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánin",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánir",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánirnar",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kván",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánina",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánir",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánirnar",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kván",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kváninni",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánar",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánarinnar",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvána",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Female",
          "orig": "non:Female",
          "parents": [
            "Gender",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "non:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "future wife",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kvánarefni"
        },
        {
          "english": "sum paid by a man for his wife",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kvánarmundr"
        },
        {
          "english": "wooing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "kvánbœnir"
        },
        {
          "english": "taking a wife",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kvánfang"
        },
        {
          "english": "to make a man marry",
          "word": "kvánga"
        },
        {
          "english": "taking a wife",
          "word": "kvángan"
        },
        {
          "english": "wifeless",
          "word": "kvánlauss"
        },
        {
          "english": "the domineering of a wife",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kvánríki"
        },
        {
          "english": "to make a man marry",
          "word": "kvæna"
        },
        {
          "english": "a married man",
          "word": "kvændr"
        },
        {
          "english": "marriage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kvæning"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "id": "en-kván-non-noun-nVKjyOTW",
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "woman",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kona"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kvæn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kván"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "future wife",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kvánarefni"
    },
    {
      "english": "sum paid by a man for his wife",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kvánarmundr"
    },
    {
      "english": "wooing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kvánbœnir"
    },
    {
      "english": "taking a wife",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kvánfang"
    },
    {
      "english": "to make a man marry",
      "word": "kvánga"
    },
    {
      "english": "taking a wife",
      "word": "kvángan"
    },
    {
      "english": "wifeless",
      "word": "kvánlauss"
    },
    {
      "english": "the domineering of a wife",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kvánríki"
    },
    {
      "english": "to make a man marry",
      "word": "kvæna"
    },
    {
      "english": "a married man",
      "word": "kvændr"
    },
    {
      "english": "marriage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kvæning"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kwēniz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kwēniz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʷḗn",
        "4": "*gʷénh₂s",
        "5": "woman"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "queen"
      },
      "expansion": "English queen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *kwēniz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”). Cognate with modern English queen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kvánar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-f-i",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kván",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kván",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kván",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváninni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvánanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kván f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "kvánar",
        "3": "kvánir"
      },
      "expansion": "kván f (genitive kvánar, plural kvánir)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kván",
        "2": "kván",
        "3": "kván"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-f-i"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "kvánirnar",
        "api": "kvánir",
        "asd": "kvánina",
        "asi": "kván",
        "dpd": "kvánunum",
        "dpi": "kvánum",
        "dsd": "kváninni",
        "dsi": "kván",
        "g": "feminine",
        "gpd": "kvánanna",
        "gpi": "kvána",
        "gsd": "kvánarinnar",
        "gsi": "kvánar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "kvánirnar",
        "npi": "kvánir",
        "nsd": "kvánin",
        "nsi": "kván",
        "stem": "strong i-stem",
        "title": "kván"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kván",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánin",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánir",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánirnar",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kván",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánina",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánir",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánirnar",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kván",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kváninni",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánar",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánarinnar",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvána",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvánanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kona"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse feminine i-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse feminine nouns",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "non:Female",
        "non:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "kvæn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kván"
}

Download raw JSONL data for kván meaning in Old Norse (5.5kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Norse dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-11-21 using wiktextract (65a6e81 and 0dbea76). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.