Út-vörðr

Old Norse Dictionary - út-vörðr

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

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

út-vörðr (út-vǫrðr)
m. an out-post, Hkr. i. 244, Fms. viii. 90.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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