Viðr-væri

Old Norse Dictionary - viðr-væri

Meaning of Old Norse word "viðr-væri" in English.

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

viðr-væri
n. sustenance, = viðrvist; nægð mönnum til viðrværis, Stj. 89; viðrværis kostr, fare, Mar., freq. in mod. usage: viðværi, Bs. 862; O. H. L. ch. 78.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
L.
Linnæus.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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