Var-úð

Old Norse Dictionary - var-úð

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

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

var-úð: f., qs. var-húð, var-ygð, = var-hygð, Glúm. 368; með v., Róm. 267; til varúðar, Eg. 371; gjalda varúð við e-u, to beware of, Hkr. i. 50; varúðar bending, flótti, Fms. i. 10, Mar.; varúðar mál, warning words, Sturl. iii. 183 C. varúðar-maðr, m. a man to be on one’s guard against.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

qs.: quasi.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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