Varr-skógr

Old Norse Dictionary - varr-skógr

Meaning of Old Norse word "varr-skógr" in English.

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

varr-skógr
m. knotty wood (?), cp. A. S. wearr, B. K. 55, or qs. vár-skógr = wood-cutting in the spring (?).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
qs.
quasi.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

B. K.
Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
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