Varnar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - varnar-maðr

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

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

varnar-maðr
m. a defender, Fms. v. 273, xi. 32, Fb. iii. 445, N. G. L. i. 88, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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