Verðugr

Old Norse Dictionary - verðugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "verðugr" in English.

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

verðugr Old Norse word can mean:

verðugr: adj. worthy, with gen., K. Á. 49.

verðugr: 2. deserved; sem verðugt var, Bs. i, Fms. ix. 435, passim; mostly used in later writings, never in old poems, ‘verðr’ being the old word. In Hdl. 2 read ‘verðungu’ for ‘verðugr.’

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

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