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van.

accustomed to, used to, having the habit to

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɑːn/

  1. accustomed to, used to, having the habit to

    Han är van vid att stiga upp klockan sju varje morgon.

  2. experienced, adept

    Hon är en van bilförare.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse vanr, from Proto-Germanic *wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”).

noun/vɑːn/

  1. a member of the Vanir

    Norse · common-gender · plural
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Icelandic vanir (plural). First attested in 1737.

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