Vár-víking

Old Norse Dictionary - vár-víking

Meaning of Old Norse word "vár-víking" in English.

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

vár-víking
f. a freebooting expedition in the spring, Orkn. 462.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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