Festar-vörðr

Old Norse Dictionary - festar-vörðr

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

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

festar-vörðr (festar-vǫrðr)
m. watcher of the moorings, Jb. 407: a chain, gull-f., silfr-f.; ketil-f., a kettle-chain, whereon to hang the kettle in cooking, = hadda.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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