Vörð

Old Norse Dictionary - vörð

Meaning of Old Norse word "vörð" (or vǫrð) in English.

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

vörð (vǫrð)
f., pl. varðir and verðr, [Engl. ward], prop. a woman under tutelage, a wife; only in the allit. phrase, vörðr and verr, wife and husband, a wedded pair; eigut þær varðir vera, these women have no husbands, Gsp.; mik veiztu verða (i. e. varða, gen. pl.) ver-gjarnasta, Þkv, 13; þótt varðir vers (wedded women) fái sér hós eða hvars, LS. 33; at ek þatki vannk er vörð (vörðr Ed.) né ver vinna knátti, I had no intercourse of wife and husband with him, i. e. no hjúskapar-far, Gkv. 3. 3; þá er Var ok Syn verðr (acc. pl.) at nefna, then are V. and S. the fairies to be named, Edda (gl.)

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vörð may be more accurately written as vǫrð.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
prop.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Gsp.
Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
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