Vár

Old Norse Dictionary - vár

Meaning of Old Norse word "vár" in English.

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

vár Old Norse word can mean:

vár: n., mod. vor; [Lat. vēr; Dan.-Swed. vaar, vår: in mod. Danish this old word has been displaced by for-aar Germ. früh-jahr; although vaar is still used in special and poetical phrases]:—the spring; vetr, sumar, vár ok haust, Edda; hit næsta vár, … um várit, Fms. vi. 90; allt til várs, Nj. 11; í vár, last spring, Eg. 235; í vári, Eb. (in a verse), passim in old and mod. usage.

vár: B. COMPDS: várbók, várdagar, várferli, várfóðr, várfæddr, várgróði, várhluti, várlag, várlangr, várleiðangr, várligr, várorka, várskógr, vártíð, vártími, vártíund, várveðrátta, várvinna, várvíking, váryrkja, várþing, várönn.

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:

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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