Vörnuðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vörnuðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vörnuðr" (or vǫrnuðr) in English.

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

vörnuðr (vǫrnuðr)
m. a warning; bjóða vörnuð, to bid one beware, Akv. 8, Sighvat.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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