Varri

Old Norse Dictionary - varri

Meaning of Old Norse word "varri" in English.

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

varri
a, m. (not vari), the lymph or watery substance of the blood; ef blóð lifrinn skersk … vatn er menn kalla varra … ef varri er mestr hluti í blóði manns, Hb. (MS.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
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