Hlið-vörðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hlið-vörðr

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

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

hlið-vörðr (hlið-vǫrðr)
m. a porter, Stj. 622, Gkv. 2, 35.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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