Tann-vara

Old Norse Dictionary - tann-vara

Meaning of Old Norse word "tann-vara" in English.

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

tann-vara
u, f. ‘tusk-ware,’ i. e. walrus-tusks as an article of trade, Rétt. 47, Fb. iii. 445, cp. Sks. 127.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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