Au-virð

Old Norse Dictionary - au-virð

Meaning of Old Norse word "au-virð" in English.

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

au-virð Old Norse word can mean:

au-virð
and auvirði, mod. auðvirði, n. [af, off, and verð, value; the change of letter caused by the following v; a purely Icel. form, the Norse being ‘afv-;’ the mod. Icel. form is auð-v., as if it were to be derived from auð- and verð]:
au-virð
1. a worthless wretch, a laggard, bungler; sel þú upp, auvirðit, knálegar bytturnar, Bungler! hand thou up stoutly the buckets, Fbr. 131; hygg ek at eingi maðr eigi jafnmikil a. at frændum sem ek, Hrafn. II; verða at a., Bret. 163, Sturl. i. 73.
au-virð
2. a law term, damage, anything impairing the value of a thing; hann ábyrgist við þeim auvirðum er þat fær af því skaða, Grág. i. 431.
au-virð
COMPDS: auvirðsmaðr, auvirðsskapr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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