Værr

Old Norse Dictionary - værr

Meaning of Old Norse word "værr" in English.

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

værr Old Norse word can mean:

værr: adj., prop. ‘peaceful, safe,’ snug, comfortable, tranquil; samfarar þeirra vóru eigi værar, Sturl. i. 115 C (of a wedded pair); svá er mörg við ver sinn vær, | at varla sér hón af honum nær, so fond of her husband, that …, Skálda (Thorodd); drekka í væru ranni, in the snug hall, Gm. 13; er þér nú værra, dost thou feel more at ease? (of pain), Gísl. 111; honum görðisk ekki mjök vært, Ld. 152.

værr: II. neut. vært, living with, putting up with, sojourning; eigi er ykkr saman vært, ye cannot live together, Fms. ii. 58.

værr: 2. putting up with; sú vist er honum væri vært við, that he could put up with, Grág. i. 191; nema búar beri þat, at barni væri eigi vært at fóstrinu, that the bairn could not live there, of a child put out, 276; hón stóð upp ok mælti, verit er nú meðan vært er, Eb. 280; því at þér mun fyrir hvárigum vært í Eyjum, ef þú görir honum nokkut, Orkn. 436; þér er ekki vel vært hér í landi fyrir Haraldi konungi, Fms. vi. 218.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

neut.: neuter.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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