Vörsar

Old Norse Dictionary - vörsar

Meaning of Old Norse word "vörsar" (or vǫrsar) in English.

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

vörsar (vǫrsar): m. pl. the men from Vörs, a county in Norway, Landn. Vosse-vangen, Fms. viii. 51; Vígfúss hersir á Vörs, Glúm.: hence Vörsa-bær, later Ossa-bær, a local name in the south of Icel., Landn. Nj.: Vörsa-krákr, m. a nickname, Orkn.: Vörskr, adj. from Vörs Landn. 263.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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