Værð

Old Norse Dictionary - værð

Meaning of Old Norse word "værð" in English.

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

værð
f. rest, tranquillity; samfarar þeirra vóru eigi með værðum, not quiet, Sturl. i. 115, v. l.: freq. in mod. usage, of snugness, comfort, sofa með værð, to deep softly; ú-værð, unrest, restlessness.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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