í vændum
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the now-archaic term vænd (“hope, prospects”), from væna (“give hope”), from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- for something to be upcoming, for an event to be approaching
- Synonyms: væntanlegur, í aðsigi, stutt í
- Það er stormur í vændum. ― A storm is soon coming.