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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