Var-gefin
Old Norse Dictionary - var-gefinMeaning 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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