Verðung

Old Norse Dictionary - verðung

Meaning of Old Norse word "verðung" in English.

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

verðung: f. [from verð = pretium], a king’s body-guard, ‘king’s men,’ a body in the king’s pay, = hirð, q. v.; the word is only used in poets, Edda (Gl.), Hkv. 1. 9, Helr, 11, Skv. 3. 41, Hallfred, Sighvat, passim, see Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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