Véar

Old Norse Dictionary - véar

Meaning of Old Norse word "véar" in English.

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

véar: m. pl., is in Lex. Poët. entered among the names of gods, but scarcely rightly so, for the Hým. 39 is corrupt; ‘véar skulu’ probably is ‘Véorr skyli’ … drekka eitt öldr, may W. (i. e. Thor) enjoy a banquet with Egir! so also in the verse of Kristni S. ch. 8, véa is gen. pl. from vé = aedes; perh. tanna vé = aedes dentium = the mouth (?).

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

gen.: genitive.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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