Var

Old Norse Dictionary - var

Meaning of Old Norse word "var" in English.

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

var Old Norse word can mean:

var
1. n. [cp. vörr = a lip], the raised edge of a shovel.
var
2. n. = vágr, the rheum running from the eye, Björn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
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