Virðar

Old Norse Dictionary - virðar

Meaning of Old Norse word "virðar" in English.

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

virðar
m. pl. [from verð; cp. hirð, verðung], poët. king’s men, men in the king’s pay, a body-guard; the etymology implied in ‘virðar’ heita þeir menn er ‘meta’ mál manna, Edda 107, is scarcely true; heill skaltú, vísi, virða njóta, Hkv. 1. 54; vápn-söngr virða, Akv. 32; afkárr söngr virða, 38; efla víg með virðum, Skv. 1. 12.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetically.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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