Var-hugi

Old Norse Dictionary - var-hugi

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

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

var-hugi
a, m. a precaution; in the phrase, gjalda varhuga við e-u, to beware of, Sighvat, Fms. ii. 166, iv. 172, viii. 341, Al. 154.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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