Arf-vörðr

Old Norse Dictionary - arf-vörðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "arf-vörðr" (or arf-vǫrðr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

arf-vörðr (arf-vǫrðr)
m. [A. S. yrfeveard; Hel. erbivard], (poët.) an heir, Lex. poët.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, arf-vörðr may be more accurately written as arf-vǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᚠ-ᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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