Var-gefin

Old Norse Dictionary - var-gefin

Meaning of Old Norse word "var-gefin" in English.

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

var-gefin
t. part. ‘under-married,’ of a misalliance; hón þóttisk vargefin, Nj. 17, MS. 625. 94, Skv. i. 45.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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