Verð

Old Norse Dictionary - verð

Meaning of Old Norse word "verð" in English.

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

verð: n. [Ulf. wairþs = τιμή; A. S. weorð; Engl. worth; Germ. werth; Dan.-Swed. værd, värd]:—worth, price; taka hey ok mat ok leggja verð í staðinn, Nj. 73, Ísl. ii. 140; þrenn verð, Ld. 30, Hkr. iii. 408; bjóða tvenn verð, Ld. 146; gjalda verðit í gulli, FmS. vi. 248; selja við verði, v. 221, FS. 151; halda til verðs, to put out for sale, Ó. H. 139; marka verð á e-u, to fix the price, Grág.; leggja verð á bókina, to tax, BS. i. 248 (cp. leggja lag á varning, Ísl. ii. 126).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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