Definitions
Definitions
1 á-varp
n. (cp. verpa tölu á, to count):
2 á-varp
1. a computation, calculation, in round numbers; þat var á. manna, at fyrir Norðnesi mundi eigi færa falla en þrjú hundruð manna, Fms. viii. 143, x. 64, 139; kallaðr ekki vænn maðr at ávarpi flestra manna, in the suggestion, account of most people, Bs. i. 72.
3 á-varp
2. in mod. usage, an address, accosting, Lat. allocutio; and ávarpa, að, to address, Lat. alloqui; cp. the old phrase, verpa orði á e-n, alloqui.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
á-varp
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "á-varp" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).