Varliga

Old Norse Dictionary - varliga

Meaning of Old Norse word "varliga" in English.

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

varliga Old Norse word can mean:

varliga: adv. insufficiently; vera v. haldinn, Gþl. 259.

varliga: 2. scarcely, hardly; vannsk honum v. lengdin til, Edda 34.

varliga: 3. warily; fara varliga, Ld. 242, Nj. 42; mæla v., Hkr. ii. 184; tala v., Lv. 46; búask um sem varligast, Fas. ii. 520. Mod. usage distinguishes between varla, hardly, and varliga, warily.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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