Arf-vörðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Arf-vörðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 arf-vörðr (arf-vǫrðr)

m. [A. S. yrfeveard; Hel. erbivard], (poët.) an heir, Lex. Poët.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛅᚱᚠ-ᚢᚢᚱᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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