Véorr

Old Norse Dictionary - véorr

Meaning of Old Norse word "véorr" in English.

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

véorr: véoðr, contr. veiðr (Haustl.), only used as a name of Thor, Hým., Vsp., Edda (Gl.), meaning either the holy, a priest (= Goth. weiha), or from vé, n., referring to Thor ‘as the defender of hearth and home’.

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

Abbreviations used:

contr.: contracted.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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