Egg-ver

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Egg-ver

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 egg-ver

n. ‘egg-field,’ a place where the eggs of wild fowl are gathered in quantities (cp. sel-ver, síld-ver, álpta-ver), Grág. ii. 263, 338, Jb. 217, Eg. 42: gathering eggs = varp, Bs. i. 350; eggvers-hólmi = varphólmi, Jm. 1.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚴᚴ-ᚢᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Jm.: Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)

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