Morð-vargr

Old Norse Dictionary - morð-vargr

Meaning of Old Norse word "morð-vargr" in English.

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

morð-vargr
m. a murderer, Vsp. 45, Edda 43, N. G. L. i. 13, Grág. ii. 86; cp. brennu-vargr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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