Vápna-burðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vápna-burðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vápna-burðr" in English.

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

vápna-burðr: m. a bearing weapons; lagðr v. á alþingi á Íslandi, Ann. 1154: þá var svá lítill v., at ein var stálhúfa á alþingi, Landn. 230 (App.); tekinn af v. í kaupstöðum í Noregi, Ann. 1152; í þenna tíma vóru sverð útið hér á landi til vápna-burðar, Fbr. 13: a fray, shower of weapons in battle, Hkr. i. 237; bar fyrir útan þat skip vápnaburð heiðingja, their missiles fell outside the ship, they missed it, Fms. vii. 232, Orkn. 360.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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

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