See van in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1993, Björn Collinder, transl., Den poetiska Eddan [The Poetic Edda], Forum, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Lunds universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2025, Vafþrúðnismál 39:",
"text": "Han skapades i Vanheim av visa makter, åt gudarna gavs han som gisslan; då världen går under, då återvänder han hem till de vise vaner.",
"translation": "He was created in Vanaheim by wise powers, and was given to the gods as a hostage; when the world comes to an end, he will return home to the wise Vanir.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a member of the Vanir"
],
"links": [
[
"Norse",
"Norse"
],
[
"mythology",
"mythology"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Norse mythology, chiefly plural) a member of the Vanir"
],
"senseid": [
"sv:Norse mythology"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "vanagud"
}
],
"tags": [
"Norse",
"common-gender",
"plural"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"mythology",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/vɑːn/"
},
{
"audio": "Sv-van.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Sv-van.ogg/Sv-van.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Sv-van.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑːn"
}
],
"word": "van"
}
Download raw JSONL data for van meaning in Swedish (8.3kB)
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"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'common singular'",
"path": [
"van"
],
"section": "Swedish",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "van",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'all'",
"path": [
"van"
],
"section": "Swedish",
"subsection": "adjective",
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}
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