Varð-berg

Old Norse Dictionary - varð-berg

Meaning of Old Norse word "varð-berg" in English.

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

varð-berg
(mod. vaðberg). n. a ‘watch-rock,’ outlook; in the phrase, vera á varðbergi (mod. vera á vaðbergi) to be on the look-out; váru opnar dyrnar ok engir menn á varðbergi, Mar. (655 xxxi. A. 2).

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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