Var-hygð

Old Norse Dictionary - var-hygð

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

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

var-hygð: and var-ygð, f. wariness, watchfulness, Jb. 407; gæta e-s með varhygð, Fms. ix. 279, v. l.; heldr hugleysi enn varhygd, ii. 68 (v. l. varygð); sögðu at varygð gengi til, viii. 409; gjalda varygð við e-u, vi. 42; til varygðar, Fbr. 101. varhygðar-samr, adj. wary, cautious.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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