Varg-ynja

Old Norse Dictionary - varg-ynja

Meaning of Old Norse word "varg-ynja" in English.

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

varg-ynja
u, f. [A. S. wyrgen, Beowulf], a she-wolf, Lat. lupa, Róm. 381, Hbl. 39, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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