Varnar-eiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - varnar-eiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "varnar-eiðr" in English.

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

varnar-eiðr
-gögn, -kviðr, m. an oath, evidence, verdict for the defence, Grág. i. 55, 61, 78, Nj. 225.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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