Verð-aurar

Old Norse Dictionary - verð-aurar

Meaning of Old Norse word "verð-aurar" in English.

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

verð-aurar: m. pl. a medium of payment; gjalda fénað verðaurum, N. G. l. ii. 127, D. N. i. 89; selja ok kaupa verðaurum, Sks. 468; leysa óðal með verðaurum, Gþl. 290; þeim þræli skal hann frelsi gefa er hann hefir fulla verðaura fyrir fundit, Grág. i. 358; taka verðaura af e-m, 272.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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