Tölu-verðr

Old Norse Dictionary - tölu-verðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tölu-verðr" (or tǫlu-verðr) in English.

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

tölu-verðr (tǫlu-verðr)
adj. worth counting, considerable, Sturl. iii. 145.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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