Varði

Old Norse Dictionary - varði

Meaning of Old Norse word "varði" in English.

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

varði Old Norse word can mean:

varði: a, m. = varða: þeir hlóðu þar varða er blótið hafði verit, Landn. 28 (Hb.); var varði stórr fyrir ofan tjaldit, Dropl. 33; reisa hávan varða, Orkn. 208 (in the verse, the prose uses the fem.)

varði: 2. in mod. usage varði means a monument, memorial, or minnis-varði.

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

Abbreviations used:

fem.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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