Garð-vörðr

Old Norse Dictionary - garð-vörðr

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

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

garð-vörðr (garð-vǫrðr)
m. a ‘court-warder,’ overseer, Karl. 10.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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