Bak-verpast

Old Norse Dictionary - bak-verpast

Meaning of Old Norse word "bak-verpast" in English.

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

bak-verpast
ð and t, dep., b. við e-m, to turn the back to, set at defiance, Stj. 362, 431, 449, Eg. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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