Kirkju-vörðr

Old Norse Dictionary - kirkju-vörðr

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

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

kirkju-vörðr (kirkju-vǫrðr)
m. a churchwarden, 655 xiii. B.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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