Varð-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - varð-maðr

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

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

varð-maðr
m. a watch-man, warder, Fms. i. 41, ix. 217, Eg. 88, 121, 284, Grág., Stj., passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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