Verga

Old Norse Dictionary - verga

Meaning of Old Norse word "verga" in English.

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

verga
að, [A. S. wæreg], to soil; ek hafða hreinan serk, en hennar var vergaðr, Trist. 11; hleypti þrællinn hjá Þórarni, svá klæði hans verguðusk (vörguðust Ed. less correct), Lv. 112.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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