Sak-varr

Old Norse Dictionary - sak-varr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sak-varr" in English.

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

sak-varr: adj. inoffensive, shunning strife, Bjarn. 51; thus written, and not sáttvarr (corrupt reading for sacvarr) as in the Edition.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

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